2023-07-16 05:03:55
Reporter Park Jae-ho of Star News | 2023.07.16 14:03
Thomas Tuchel (49), coach of Bayern Munich, did not hide the fact that Kim Min-jae was recruited any longer. The meeting between the ‘master’ and the ‘master defender’ is regarding to happen. Coach Tuchel held an official press conference ahead of the preseason on the 15th (local time). As the summer transfer market is in full swing, questions regarding the players recruited and expected players continued. According to Germany’s ‘Sky Sports’, coach Tuchel indirectly mentioned Kim Min-jae, who is in the final stage of the transfer, when asked regarding a replacement for Luca Hernandez, saying, “I will not disclose the name publicly because it is still in negotiations, but it is not a big secret who is coming.” He continued, “It is not helpful to comment (before the official announcement of the recruitment). We will try to make an official announcement within a few days.”
In response, ‘Sky Sports’ explained, “The name ‘Kim Min-jae’ did not come out. However, coach Tuchel revealed that he would not tell regarding Kim Min-jae’s transfer, although it was no longer a secret,” and explained that the transfer was actually confirmed.
Fabricio Romano, a European transfer market expert who consistently delivers news of Kim Min-jae’s transfer, also quoted Coach Tuchel’s remarks through his personal social network service (SNS) that day and said, “The buyout clause has been activated and the medical test has been completed.” Earlier, Romano had revealed that the buyout that Munich had to pay to Napoli was 50 million euros (regarding 71 billion won). When a player’s transfer was imminent, the enemy shouted the unique slogan “Here We go” several times while announcing the news of Kim Min-jae’s transfer. Kim Min-jae, who helped Napoli win Serie A for the first time in 33 years last season, returned to Korea as soon as the season ended. Kim Min-jae, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang and was exempted from military service, entered the Army Nonsan Training Center on the 15th to receive basic military training. He went on to train for 3 weeks and was released last 6 days. He expected to go to Munich and receive a medical test, but unexpectedly, the medical test was conducted in Korea. In Europe, interest and surprise were shown at the same time.
Germany’s ‘Bild’ reported, “It was surprising that Munich directly dispatched medical staff to Korea for Kim Min-jae. It was the most ‘crazy’ medical test in the history of the Munich club.” “In 2012, when Harvey Martinez moved from Bilbao to Munich, he had a medical test until 3 am, and in 2013, Mario Goetze held a medical test in Augsburg with a top hat on. But, Kim Min-jae’s case is shocking.”
Germany’s ‘Teche’ also said, “The German champion chose a special path to recruit Kim Min-jae.” According to the media, Munich conducts a medical test for a new player at a designated hospital in Neuhausen, Germany. However, when Minjae Kim underwent a medical test in Korea, he was surprised that it was a special case. Along with this, Teche revealed photos of Kim Min-jae from the training camp and said, “Munich fans did not see Min-jae Kim’s medical test in Germany. Instead, they were surprised by the photos taken in the army.” “The reason Kim Min-jae is smiling happily in the photo is because he is regarding to move to Munich,” he explained. After the medical test, it seemed that Munich’s transfer announcement would follow, but there was no announcement for over a week. Fans’ curiosity regarding this increased, and various interpretations came out. Federico Fedele, a former famous agent, interpreted it as Munich’s ‘recruitment strategy’. Through the local media, he said, “Munich is trying to pay Kim Min-jae’s buyout as late as possible to save money.” In addition, in the case of Kim Min-jae’s transfer, it was predicted that the process would be delayed because of the ‘solidarity contribution’ that had to be paid in part to Fenerbahce in addition to Napoli, his former team.
However, there is no possibility that Kim Min-jae’s transfer will be canceled or that he will remain in Naples. Napoli’s new coach Rudy Garcia acknowledged the breakup at an official pre-season press conference, saying, “I know that Min-jae Kim has left. It’s sad.” He continued, “We hope we can keep the other superstars. We cannot guarantee that Victor Osimen will stay. But he is happy here and we look forward to great things in the future.” As Tuchel directly mentioned, Kim Min-jae is expected to complete his transfer to Munich soon. The meeting between the master coach Tuhell and Kim Min-jae will soon take place. According to ‘Built’, Kim Min-jae communicated regarding the transfer through a video call with coach Tuhell before entering the training center.
Coach Tuhell, who took office midway through last season, plans to reorganize the defense with Kim Min-jae as the axis. Bild said, “Kim Min-jae is coach Tuchel’s dream defender. With Kim Min-jae’s recruitment, changes in Munich’s defense will gradually materialize.” In particular, coach Tuchel was said to be dissatisfied with the defensive build-up. Instead of sending Luca, who was often injured, to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), he picked Kim Min-jae, who has good passing skills and good use of both feet. Leading European media are also predicting Kim Min-jae as the main player for Munich’s 2022-2023 season. Recently, Britain’s ‘The Sun’ and soccer statistics media ‘WhoScored.com’ recently predicted that Kim Min-jae would build a central defense with Dutch national team and Bundesliga top-class center back Mathais de Ligt. The Sun predicted four backs: Rafael Guerriro, De Ligt, Min-jae Kim, and Kyle Walker, while WhoScored.com predicted Alfonso Davies-De Ligt, Min-jae Kim, and Benjamin Pavard.
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