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A leading reporter also admitted that there is no possibility that Kim Min-jae will leave Bayern Munich immediately.
Florian Flettenberg, a reporter from Germany's Sky Sports who is familiar with Bayern news, said on his personal SNS on the 8th (Korea time) that 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,' it reported.
It was recently reported that Kim Min-jae could transfer to Inter Milan on loan this summer from Italy.
Italy's Gazeta Delo Sport said, `Kim Min-jae was Munich's second-largest player after Harry Kane, but now there is a possibility that he will enter the transfer market due to fierce competition in Bayern's defense.' Inter Milan leaders have already watched Kim Min-jae since the summer of 2022. Inter Milan can seduce Kim Min-jae. This is an ideal environment for Kim Min-jae to leap forward again in Serie A, and a team that appreciates his value. It's the best place for a Napoli-era outstanding centerback to come back.
"As of now, the only way for Kim Min-jae to wear an Inter Milan uniform is in the form of a loan deal with Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku's return in 2022. Inter Milan have Stefan Dubray in the spotlight of RT Hard. In addition, among Inter Milan's defenders, Acerbi is approaching the age of 37, and Inter Milan must regain their defensive performance. 'Europe's best central defender has already been tested in Serie A and has achieved outstanding results' he said, explaining that if Kim Min-jae returns, Inter Milan will also be able to reorganize the team's defense greatly.
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However, Kim Min-jae does not seem to have any intention of leaving Bayern and returning to the Serie A stage. Along with Flettenberg's wife, there was already an opinion in the German media that Kim Min-jae should stay.
Germany's FCB Inside 'Despite Kim Min-jae's slump last season, Inter Milan showed interest in recruiting. Inter Milan are trying to bring him back to Serie A. If Kim Min-jae leaves Bayern, it will only be possible on loan. However, it is unlikely that Kim Min-jae will play in a new uniform next season. Kim Min-jae is said to be an essential element in coach Bang Sang Kompany's squad plan, adding that Kim will continue to play an important role in Bayern in the next season.
Kim Min-jae has already declared his stay in the next season from the end of the season. In a season-ending interview, he played with conviction all the time as a defender. But there was an internal conflict here because those qualities were not required.'
However, Kim Min-jae often hesitated about these issues because he could not play with confidence during the game. I worked hard to show you what the director wanted"I should have done a better job of doing the director's demands tactically, but I didn't always do that. I understand. As a player, whether you make mistakes or do well, you have to know what you are good at and what you are bad at in the field," he said, adding that he should have fully understood Tuchel's criticism and done better on his own.
Kim Min-jae also strengthened his will to play more in the next season based on the disappointment of this season. "It's a season that I'm not personally happy 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 seasonApart from the transfer rumor that he will leave Bayern after a year, he expressed his determination to rebound so that he can play more.
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As Kim Min-jae has a strong will to stay, the transfer rumor is regrettable. Kim Min-jae had a disappointing performance in the second half, but in the first half, he played almost without a break to fill the vacancy without Dayot Upamecano and Matthias Derricht, taking charge of bad things. Kim Min-jae's overwork was not predicted from the beginning of the season. Bayern had a total of three outstanding center backs this season, Kim Min-jae, Matheis Diricht and Dayot Upamecano, so it was expected that there would be no major difficulties in operating the defense. It was the injury of teammates that caught the ankle. Duricht was consistently sidelined by injury, as was Upamecano.
Kim Min-jae is responsible for all the burdens, and he played full-time in 15 consecutive games as a starter in the early game of the season, leading to controversy over overwork. Although it is inevitable due to injuries to teammates, Kim Min-jae also had a difficult time, showing signs of exhaustion during the league game due to continued full-time digestion. Kim Min-jae himself had physical problems due to military training during the off-season, but he did not hesitate to play for the team. In this situation, if Kim Min-jae immediately increases the possibility of Inter Milan's loan with the recruitment of Ito, Kim Min-jae could also be disappointed in Bayern's treatment. However, Bayern still does not seem to evaluate the possibility of using Kim Min-jae.
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Another setback in Bayern's recruitment plan is positive for Kim Min-jae's position. Bayern originally planned to complete the recruitment of Leverkusen center back Jonadanta immediately after Ito was recruited.
Ta is one of the main contributors to Leverkusen's unbeaten victory this season. Despite being 195 centimeters tall, he defended the defense at a tremendous speed. In the German Bundesliga sprint record, he also ranked second among all center backs in the Bundesliga with 34.22km. Based on the speed, the back space of the Leverkusen was tightly blocked. As he shows strength in build-ups along with fast speed, he is a resource that is likely to be selected as the main center back even after joining Bayern if he maintains his skills this season.
The transfer fee gap between Bayern and Leverkusen has rarely advanced other transfer negotiations. German media reported that `Leverkusen has no intention of reducing other transfer fees. Bayern feels pressured by this,' he said. Leverkusen is currently known to want around 40 million euros (about 60 billion won) as a transfer fee for others, but Bayern reportedly offered 20 million euros (about 30 billion won).
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Even Valdemar Anton, whom Leverkusen aimed for as a substitute for others, is heading to Dortmund, and Leverkusen is more negative about moving to other countries. If the transfer is not completed this summer, the negotiations have not progressed further because the idea was that we could wait until the summer of 2025 when the contract expires. If other players fail to recruit and Kim Min-jae finds a role in Bayern with Dyer, Ito and Upamecano, it may not be a big problem to receive a chance to play in Bayern next season.
Along with Bayern's change, the possibility of Kim Min-jae's transfer received great attention. Right now, the possibility of a transfer has been greatly reduced again, but Kim Min-jae's performance is expected to become more important to remain for sure.
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