Kim Minjae is excluded! Bench irony in Bayern amid big club love call
Jul 10, 2024
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The German version of Sky Sports predicted Bayern Munich's best 11 in the 2024-2025 season on the 8th (Korea time).
Sky Sports is everything Upamecano and freshman Hiroki Ito will form the main center back duo.
Bayern acquired Japanese national team central defender Ito from Stuttgart as soon as the summer transfer market opened.
In other words, the defense was not reliable last season. Kim Min-jae's position became very unstable.
Bayern ambitiously recruited Kim Min-jae ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
Kim Min-jae played an active role in Serie A Napoli in the 2022-2023 season. Kim Min-jae was considered the league's best defender in Italy, the home of defense, and was recognized as a world-class center back in name and reality.
Bayern bought Kim Min-jae with high expectations.
Bayern set up a center back with Kim Min-jae and Upamecano because Matthijs Derricht, a one-option player, was injured.
The combination of Kim Min-jae and Upamecano exposed anxiety throughout the season. Several analyses have been raised, such as Bayern's weak defensive midfielder being too exposed to the defense, or Kim Min-jae's poor communication due to his poor German language.
In the end, Bayern brought Eric Dier from Tottenham in January this year and reinforced the defense again. As Dericht also returned from injury, Kim Min-jae was completely pushed back to three to four options. Bayern were not satisfied here and signed Ito. In addition, Leverkusen's German national defender Jonathan Ta is also targeted.
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Recently, there are many big clubs such as Inter Milan, Atletico, Madrid, and Juventus. It is said that he is also targeting Kim Min-jae in the Saudi Arabian Professional League.
German media outlet TZ reported that Kim Min-jae rejected the Saudi Arabian club's offer. Kim Min-jae was considered one of the players for sale at Bayern until a few weeks ago, but he was caught in the direction of staying. Max Eberle's general manager decided that Kim Min-jae was needed. Kim Min-jae is also seeking to regain his reputation.
On the 7th, Italian media Gazeta delosport recommended Kim Min-jae to Inter Milan.
Gazeta-Delasport signed Kim Min-jae for the second-largest transfer fee after Harry Kane. However, there is a possibility that Kim Min-jae will come to the transfer market as competition for the Bayern defense intensifies. Inter Milan's leadership has already watched Kim Min-jae since 2022 and expressed interest.
Gazeta-Dellasport says 'Inter Milan is sufficient to attract Kim Min-jae. It is the best environment for Kim Min-jae to take off again. It is the ideal place for the outstanding center back of Napoli's time to return. Kim Min-jae praised it highly, saying, 'He has already been tested on the Serie A stage.
However, as TZ observed, it is unlikely that Kim Min-jae will leave Bayern through the transfer market this summer.
The German version of Sky Sports' Florian Flettenberg, who is well-versed in Bayern news, also nailed that there was no transfer. He said on social media, `Kim Min-jae's rumors about Inter Milan were wrong. Kim Min-jae has no intention of leaving Bayern and wants to stay. 'The contract is valid until 2028' the line was drawn.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
