‘Iron wall defender’ Kim Min-jae, will EPL Manchester United go beyond Serie A Napoli?
Enter: 2022-12-29 11:25:00
Reporter Kim Han-soo hangang@busan.com
Turkiye Press “Man Utd, Kim Min-jae and Transfer Discussion Agreement”
Napoli club pushes for higher buyout amount
Kim Min-jae is negative about the increase in the buyout amount
Serie A SSC Napoli central defender Kim Min-jae is discussing a transfer from Manchester United in the English Premier League. On the 28th of last month, Kim Min-jae handles the ball in the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage second leg match between Korea and Ghana. yunhap news
Discussions on the transfer of Korean national football team ‘Iron Wall Defender’ Kim Min-jae (SSC Napoli) to the English Premier League (EPL) are riding a fast pace. It is known that Manchester United, a prestigious EPL club, is actively seeking Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae’s team, SSC Napoli, started to catch Kim Min-jae by reviewing ways to raise the buyout (a contract clause that allows negotiations without consultation with clubs that pay more than a certain amount) set for Kim Min-jae.
Turkiye Press <아크샵>On the 28th (local time), ‘Kim Min-jae, who has a buyout clause of 50 million euros (about 67.6 billion won) from July 1 to 15, 2023, has agreed in principle with Manchester United.’ It is reported that he will head to Man United in the early days.
italian media <투토메르카토웹>On the same day, ‘Man Utd is ready to push for Kim Min-jae. Manchester United will not push for the signing of Kim Min-jae in January, but will start serious negotiations after the season. German football player transfer journalist <트랜스퍼마크트>predicted a 43% chance of Kim Min-jae transferring to Manchester United.
Serie A SSC Napoli central defender Kim Min-jae is discussing a transfer from Manchester United in the English Premier League. Kim Min-jae signed a contract with SSC Napoli last July for a three-year contract period, a transfer fee of 18.05 million euros and an annual salary of 2.5 million euros. yunhap news
In July of this year, Kim Min-jae transferred from Fenerbahce in the Turkiye League to SSC Napoli in the Italian league for a three-year contract period, a transfer fee of 18.05 million euros (about 24.3 billion won), and an annual salary of 2.5 million euros (about 3.3 billion won). At that time, Napoli set 50 million euros (67.6 billion won) as the buyout amount for Kim Min-jae. It was the confidence that only clubs that paid more than 50 million euros could proceed with recruitment negotiations with Kim Min-jae without consulting with the Napoli club.
Since joining Napoli, Kim Min-jae has been performing brilliantly so that the vacancy of former central defender Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea FC) is not felt. Kim Min-jae won the ‘Player of the Month’ award selected by the Serie A Secretariat last September, two months after his Serie A debut, and made a mark as the league’s top player. Amid Kim Min-jae’s performance, Napoli is in first place in Serie A this season with 13 wins and 2 draws. Kim Min-jae also played an important role in the Korean team’s advance to the round of 16 by participating in two group matches and the round of 16 against Brazil at the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Naples club went into preparation to keep Kim Min-jae in the team. Kim Min-jae’s strong defense is essential for Napoli, which is challenging to win the Serie A league this season and the UEFA Champions League. Napoli felt the decline in performance due to Kim Min-jae’s absence, failing to accumulate a win in the two games that Kim Min-jae missed after the World Cup period.
National team defender Kim Min-jae dribbles in the 2022 Qatar World Cup round of 16 match between South Korea and Brazil held at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 6th (Korean time). yunhap news
Napoli is known to be discussing with Kim Min-jae a plan to raise the buyout amount applied to Kim Min-jae to 75 million euros (approximately 101.4 billion won), a 50% increase from the current 50 million euros, prior to Man U signing a contract with Kim Min-jae. However, it seems that Kim Min-jae expressed his negative intention to the club about increasing the buyout amount.
Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae’s ransom is rising vertically. <트랜스퍼마크트>evaluated that the market value of Kim Min-jae soared to 35 million euros (approximately 47.6 billion won) this year. This is more than five times higher than 6.5 million euros (8.7 billion won) in October last year, when Kim Min-jae was playing for Turkiye Fenerbahce.
Reporter Kim Han-soo hangang@busan.com