Like Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae also rejected the 'Saudi Unexpected Proposal'...Manchester United, Juventus, and ATM hate everything → Remain in Munich unconditionally

Jul 10, 2024

Kim Min-jae is only thinking of making a leap from Bayern Munich to the starting lineup in the 2024-2025 season. Two huge offers have been made in Saudi Arabia, but all have been rejected. Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, and Juventus also failed to persuade Kim Min-jae. Photo = Kim Min-jae SNS

Kim Min-jae, a South Korean national defender, rejected an unconventional offer from Saudi Arabian clubs and expressed his intention to stay in Bayern Munich despite the interest of several big clubs such as Manchester United.

Germany's TZ said on the 9th (Korean time) 'Bayern superstar Kim Min-jae rejected the Saudi Arabian club's offerHe said that Kim Min-jae has not even listened to all the suggestions of the clubs that have been interested in him recently.

TZ said 'Kim Min-jae was judged to be available for sale in Bayern until a few weeks ago. However, Bayern Sports Director Max Ebele said he has plans to work with Kim Min-jae. The player also wants to wear a Bayern uniform and return to his old skills,' he said, adding that Bayern is now trying to protect Kim Min-jae.

It is also true that Bayern wants to keep Kim Min-jae, but Kim Min-jae is also willing to remain in Bayern, the world's best club, to recover his wounded pride.

Kim Min-jae acted the same way in the summer of 2023 when Son Heung-min rejected an astronomical offer from Saudi Arabia. TZ says 'Kim Min-jae has already turned down a profitable offer. According to the source's information, Kim Min-jae recently received offers from Saudi clubs. The Saudi club that proposed to Kim Min-jae explained that Kim Min-jae recently received an offer from Saudi Arabia, saying, 'Al-Nasr, where Cristiano Ronaldo is active, and Nacho Fernandez moved.'

Kim Min-jae didn't even look back on Saudi Arabia's proposal. The media outlet said, `Kim Min-jae could earn much more in salary for two clubs than Bayern. However, Kim Min-jae immediately rejected offers from Saudi clubs. For Kim Min-jae, a move to Saudi Arabia is not a consideration at all at the moment,' he added.

Kim Min-jae is currently receiving 12 million euros (about 18 billion won) from Bayern. It is Bayern's ninth highest salary. be on a weekly salary. It is not known how much Saudi Arabia offered Kim Min-jae a salary, but he would have put in a huge offer because he is luring players with 'Oil Money'.

The salary RT Hard offered for Son Heung-min last summer was more than 2.5 times the amount of money he received at Tottenham. Although Kim Min-jae is not yet in the same position as Son Heung-min, he is younger and can play for a longer time, so it is presumed that he has not been offered a far behind Son Heung-min.

But no matter how much she offered, Kim chose a career rather than money. He kept his mindset to stay at Bayern, one of the best teams in the world, and prove his skills once again.

Kim Min-jae concluded the 2023-2024 season, saying, `It's a season that I'm personally not satisfied with, and I have to improve further next season. At the end of the season, I always have a lot of thoughts. What I did right, what I lacked, and what I needed. It is also important to make mistakes and learn from them when weaknesses are seen. It is important to reflect on everything well to be able to compete at a high level as a player. I'm going to get stronger next season"He showed his passion to be recognized with certainty at Bayern. Kim Min-jae's pledge is still valid.

Kim Min-jae also had an opportunity other than Saudi Arabia. You don't have to stay in Bayern to prove you're the best center back in the world. In fact, there were many big clubs that wanted Kim Min-jae.

TZ said 'England, Spain, and Italian clubs were also interested in Kim Min-jae. Manchester United also put him on the list but pushed for a move to Matthias de Ligt. Atletico Madrid also put Kim Min-jae on the recruitment list. He was also a popular player at Juventus.

Manchester United is a club that has shown interest since Kim Min-jae was in Naples. We need a new centre-back now as we lose a big centre-back named Raphael Varane. With Kim Min-jae's ability, he can be bloodless as a main player, but Kim Min-jae did not consider the transfer itself. Atletico Madrid and Juventus are also teams that can reach the European Champions League (UCL) at any time, although their performance in the last two seasons is disappointing. The attention of such teams also failed to move Kim Min-jae's mind.

The media reported that `Kim Min-jae does not have a plan to transfer.' The news that Kim Min-jae wants to stay in Bayern has been heard all summer. Recently, Kim Min-jae was also connected to Inter Milan through Italian media Gazeta.

Reporter Florian Flettenberg, who is active in Sky Sports in Germany and is very fluent in the German transfer market, said on his personal SNS on the 8th that rumors about Kim Min-jae and Inter Milan are spreading far away. However, Kim Min-jae still has no intention of leaving Bayern. He wants to stay. It was signed until 2028," he said, adding that Kim Min-jae will not voluntarily leave Bayern.

Kim Min-jae, who chose to remain in Bayern and compete, should be in the eyes of new coach Vincent Kompany Munich at the beginning of the season. Ito Hiroki, Dayo Upamecano, and Eric Dier must prove that Kim Min-jae can lead the competition with Jonathan Ta, who is likely to be recruited.

None of the centerback contenders have shown a higher high point than Kim Min-jae. Coach Kompany's tactics require a center back like Kim Min-jae. If only he can regain his Napoli days, it is not expected that Kim Min-jae will make a leap to the starting lineup.

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