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Kim Min-jae, a key defender of the soccer team, became the main character of the EPL transfer during the winter transfer market. [연합뉴스]
Soccer national team central defender Kim Min-jae (25, Beijing Guoan) again stood at the center of the European transfer rumor. In the English professional football Premier League, a local foreign media reported that three teams based in London (Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal) are attracting attention.
Chelsea and Arsenal join Tottenham
Contract expiration in December of this year, timely transfer
British media Football London reported on the 15th that “Tottenham will again seek to recruit offensive ace Son Heung-min’s fellow defender Kim Min-jae from the national team.”
Kim Min-jae was the protagonist of numerous transfer theories during the transfer market last summer. Not only Tottenham, but also Lazio (Italy), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) and other club names appeared, but the transfer contract was not finally signed. While Tottenham set a fee of 9 million pounds (13.5 billion won) as a transfer fee, the problem was that his team Beijing adhered to 15 million pounds (22.5 billion won). In this regard, Kim Min-jae also called for restraint, saying, “The reckless reporting of some YouTubers and the media caused a serious setback in the transfer negotiations.”
With Kim Min-jae and Tottenham again opening the negotiation table, Chelsea and Arsenal are also showing their movement to participate in the war. British local media predict that Kim Min-jae is more likely than ever to step on the EPL stage this winter. For Kim Min-jae, whose contract ends in December, this is because it is the last chance for his team Beijing to fully cover the transfer fee.
Kim Min-jae made his professional debut in 2017 in the K-League Jeonbuk Hyundai, and that year, he was selected as the national team and made his A-match debut. In January 2019, he wore a Beijing uniform with a transfer fee of 6 million dollars (7 billion won). With a height of 1m90cm and an imposing body condition of 88kg, he was not pushed back in a struggle with large European and South American athletes. Compared to the physique, the quick movement and high accuracy pass are also strengths.
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