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| Foreign media reported that there was a love call from Newcastle toward Valencia striker Lee Kang-in. © AFP=News1 |
The interest of other clubs is heating up for the Spanish professional football Primera Liga Valencia striker Lee Kang-in (20).
Amid news that Spain and Italy’s celebrities Barcelona and Juventus are paying attention, reports that the English Premier League’s Newcastle are also interested.
Italian’Calcio Mercato’ reported on the 1st (Korean time) that “Lee Kang-in, whom Juventus is aiming for, has also received a proposal from Newcastle. Newcastle is willing to pay a transfer fee of 30 million euros (about 40.3 billion won) to Valencia” did.
‘Juve FC.com’, which deals with the news of Juventus, also said on the day that “Lee Kang-in, which Juventus recently targeted, can transfer to Newcastle. Newcastle will put an offer to Lee Kang-in in the summer transfer market.”
Newcastle, which is showing interest in Lee Kang-in, is ranked 17th out of 20 teams in the EPL this season (26 victory points, 7 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses).
Lee Kang-in, who is from Valencia youth, is known for her special talent, but she is not given many opportunities. Although he won the’Golden Ball’ for his outstanding skill at the 2019 FIFA World Cup under 20 years old, he did not have much time to play in Valencia.
On the 28th of last month, he started playing full-time in the Heta match (0-3 loss), but he has only played in the regular league in 13 games in the 2020-21 season. He is scoring 1 goal and 4 assists in 15 matches across various competitions such as the King’s Cup.
The contract between Lee Kang-in and Valencia ends in the summer of 2022. Valencia wants to renew the contract with Kang-in Lee, but it is expected that Kang-in Lee rejects the offer and transfers to another team.
There is a trend of diversifying options, including big clubs such as Barcelona and Juventus, followed by love calls of English clubs.
Meanwhile, Valencia is in the 14th place (27 points, 6 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses) out of 20 teams in La Liga in the 2020-21 season. The gap with the 18th place Deportivo (22 points), which is the relegation zone, is not so large, so you have to worry about falling to the second division.