Kim Min-jae even came up with the timeline of joining Bayern Munich.
On the 3rd (Korean time), Fabrizio Romano, who boasts the best public confidence in the European football transfer market, once again mentioned Kim Min-jae. He posted on his SNS, ‘Kim Min-jae will undergo a medical test this week. The current schedule is scheduled for Wednesday,’ he said. ‘Bayern will shoot a buyout at Napoli. This is also highly likely to happen this week.” Calciomercato made a similar statement. Calcio Mercato said, “Kim Min-jae is scheduled to undergo a medical test on Wednesday.” He continued, ‘If you pass the medical, the Bayern club will present a buyout amount to Napoli for the recruitment of Kim Min-jae.
Kim Min-jae, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games and received military service benefits, is currently undergoing basic military training at the Army Training Center. A picture of the training center holding a panel that reads ‘I love you’ was released and drew a lot of attention. Kim Min-jae will be discharged on the 6th. The transfer fee was said to be 50 million euros. As Kim Min-jae’s buyout was triggered on July 1, Bayern pays it and it’s over.안전놀이터
Kim Min-jae’s trip to Bayern is virtually confirmed. On the 2nd, Romano once again mentioned ‘here we go’ and drove a wedge. Romano posted on his SNS, “Bayern are ready to activate all procedures for the recruitment of Kim Min-jae. I will sign with Kim Min-jae within 10 days.” Then, he said, “As announced earlier this week, Bayern has agreed to a five-year contract with Kim Min-jae.”
On the 29th of last month, he posted on his social media account, “Bayern finished a personal agreement verbally with Kim Min-jae. According to club sources, Kim Min-jae has accepted Bayern’s offer of a five-year contract. He simultaneously wrote the trademark ‘here we go’. ‘Here we go’ actually means an official in the recent transfer market, used when a transfer is confirmed. Romano even uploaded a composite photo of Kim Min-jae wearing a Bayern uniform, and confirmed Kim Min-jae’s trip to Bayern.
The next day, ‘ICYMI. Kim Min-jae is set to join Bayern as he concludes an agreement on his five-year contract. The release clause will be activated in the next few days due to a matter of time. ICYMI stands for ‘In Case You Missed It’, which means ‘in case you missed it’. The fact that the news of Kim Min-jae was relayed twice means that much attention was paid to Min-jae Kim’s future.
Photo capture = Naples SNS
Kim Min-jae (Napoli), who won the ‘Serie A Defender of the Year’ award, is returning home via Incheon International Airport on the 6th. Incheon International Airport = Reporter Moonyoung Choi deer@sportschosun.com /2023.06.06/
Reporter Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports also reported similar content. “The last important details have been clarified in recent days.” He continued, ‘It was difficult poker. United were planning to improve their bids, but Kim Min-jae took the lead by joining Bayern.’ Regarding the details of the contract, he said, ‘The contract period is until 2028 and the salary is between 10 million and 12 million euros’. Plettenberg is regarded as a first-tier reporter on Bayern news.
Kim Min-jae’s trip to Bayern is only a matter of time. Including Romano, Sky Sports’ Florian Plettenberg, and Bild’s Christian Polk, all of Bayern’s first-tier reporters made it a certainty that they would go to Bayern. All conditions have been disclosed. The annual salary is expected to reach 10 million euros (about 14 billion won) after tax. According to the German tax law, which deducts about 45% of the tax, it is a large amount of about 18 million euros before tax. It is at the highest level even in Bayern, where there are many big stars. In addition, agent fees are expected to exceed 15 million euros (approximately 21 billion won). The contract period is 5 years, and the amount Bayern pours in for Kim Min-jae amounts to at least 147 million euros (approximately 206.3 billion won).
Bayern has completed the personal agreement between Paris Saint-Germain and Luca Hernandez, and has even prepared a place for Kim Min-jae. Hernandez’s transfer has been known as a prerequisite for Kim Min-jae’s recruitment. Bayern planned to pay Kim Min-jae’s buyout with the money from selling Hernandez. Romano has delivered ‘here we go’ to Paris Saint-Germain for Hernandez.
As the recruitment of Kim Min-jae gets closer, the German media’s interest in Kim Min-jae is hotter. From the name notation to Kim Min-jae’s life, every move is illuminated. On the 2nd, ‘German Sport 1’ is known as ‘Min-jae Kim’ in Germany, but unlike in the West, in Korea, the last name comes before the given name. My official name is Minjae Kim, not Minjae Kim. In Korea, first names generally consist of two syllables and last names consist of one syllable.” “Kim is one of the most common surnames in Korea. Along with Lee, Park, and Choi, it accounts for 50% of all surnames in Korea.” The fact that it is engraved is also a unique feature,’ he explained. Finally, Sport 1 also introduced that ‘Kim Min-jae has become one year younger according to the age calculation method in Korea, which changed on June 28th. In fact, Kim Min-jae, whose birth date is November 15th, is two years younger from 28 years old to 26 years old as of the 1st,” he introduced in detail the Korean name notation.
On the 3rd, Kim Min-jae’s past was reported intensively. We introduced specific episodes based on Kim Min-jae’s past interviews. Min-jae Kim rode his father’s fish truck for 7 hours from Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do to Paju National Training Center (NFC) to join the U-17 national team in 2012. ‘Never stop dreaming, time won’t wait for you’,
Prior to this, Min-jae Kim’s performance was analyzed intensively. It was one color of praise. The kicker praised Kim Min-jae as a ‘perfect center back’ and ‘creates 20 amazing scenes in one game’. The kicker said, ‘Kim Min-jae of 1m90 has a large body, strong power, and even speed.’ He will do well with Bayern,’ he said. Here, his build-up ability was also praised. The kicker said, ‘Kim Min-jae recorded the most forward passes and the third most passes in the 5 European leagues in the 2022-2023 season.’ Here, ‘Kim Min-jae is the only defender who did not allow a dribble break through with Antonio Rudiger in the European Champions League in the 2022-2023 season,’ and said, ‘He is healthier than Hernandez, who suffered from large and small injuries, including a cruciate ligament rupture in the knee.’
Sport also had a similar evaluation. Sport, who compared Hernandez and Kim Min-jae, said that Kim Min-jae was a much better defender. Sport said, ‘Kim Min-jae played 3050 minutes in Serie A last season. However, even in the 2021-2022 season, when Hernandez played the most, he played 20 to 30 minutes,” said Kim Min-jae in terms of durability. He also raised Kim Min-jae’s hand in aerial competition and speed. Sport said, ‘Kim Min-jae wins the header based on his strong physical ability. Kim Min-jae won 2.69 times in header competition per 90 minutes, while Hernandez scored 1.77 times. ‘Kim Min-jae recorded the highest speed of 34.2 km per hour in the European Champions League. On the other hand, Hernandez was 33.4 km,’ he said. Sport said, ‘Bayern brought in a player who boasts a quality higher than Hernandez’.
Germany’s Sky Sports also said of Kim Min-jae, ‘He is a very complete and experienced central defender. He is very strong and efficient at ground tackle and has excellent positioning in the back four. He is solid in the air with a good bounce. He is the second fastest central defender in Serie A. He has very high defensive abilities and can keep up with most strikers because of his speed. He gave good reviews such as ‘He does a lot of passes forward, but mainly short, flat passes into central midfield.
Kim Min-jae is undoubtedly the best defender in the world this season. He won both the league championship and the league’s Most Valuable Player award in just one season. From the start, Kim Min-jae received a lot of attention for his fantastic performance, including receiving the Player of the Month award. All of the awards Kim Min-jae won were the first Asian players. Within a year, Kim Min-jae was recognized as the best defender in Italy, the home of defense. Love calls from big clubs such as Man Utd, Manchester City, Newcastle, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain poured in for Kim Min-jae. It was truly an all-time great saga that could not be seen as a transfer rumor of a Korean player. The conclusion was Bayern. The emotional moment of the birth of a Korean player who plays as a key player in Lebamun, a symbol of the European elite that was like an iron castle, is right in front of your eyes.