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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Munich Kim Min-jae is greeting after the game. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.08.03/ |
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Kim Min-jae (28, Bayern Munich), who made a mistake in the season opener, has given a green light to the main competition.
Johnathan Ta (28, Leverkusen), a German national team center back with a height of 1m95 linked to the transfer to Munich throughout the summer transfer market, declared his stay.
Ta left a 'Remaining Letter' to Leverkusen fans on his personal Instagram on the 31st (Korea time).
"There was a lot of speculation about my future. Some reports were inaccurate, but there will be opportunities to elaborate further on this at a later date "It's true that we've been looking at transfer options in the meantime, but it's now clear that we'll be completing 10 years at Leverkusen!"declared to remain.
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Ta, a former teammate of Son Heung-min (Tottenham)'s Hamburg youth team, made his professional debut in Hamburg in 2013 and moved to Leverkusen in 2015 and took a path for nine years. Leverkusen alone played 356 games, including cups, and scored 14 goals.
In the 2023-2024 season, he scored four goals in 31 games, leading Leverkusen to its first Bundesliga championship. Picked up for Team of the Year. Leverkusen, led by head coach Xavi Alonso, achieved an unbeaten championship for the first time in German professional football history.
Ta, who was selected as Germany's representative in 2016 and has established himself as Germany's main center back since 2019, was naturally included in Munich's recruitment list. The two clubs have actually negotiated openly since the beginning of the transfer market, but they have not been able to tie the knot.
Recently, there have been reports that Barcelona is interested in recruiting other players, but in the end, it chose 'Loyalty' to stay. Ta "I'm looking forward to all the challenges with the players, coaches and fans this season. I firmly believe that we will have a strong team once again, so that we can make an impact in every tournament."
Then "It's time to stop all speculation. I am fully focused on the 2024-2025 season. See you at the Baiarena (Leverkusen home stadium)."
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| ◇A scene in which Kim Min-jae made a pass miss in the opening match of the German Bundesliga against Wolfsburg on the 26th to provide an excuse for a come-from-behind goal in the 10th minute of the second half. Kim Min-jae was replaced by Eric Dier in the 36th minute of the second half. Source = Capture the broadcast screen |
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Another player's stay at Leverkusen is good news for Kim Min-jae. If Taga, a tall, right-footed player even though he was from Germany, joined Munich, Kim Min-jae, who has a similar style, would have been directly hit by his position.
Moreover, Kim Min-jae is being criticized by former German representatives such as Lothar Matheus and Christoph Kramer after providing an excuse for a comeback goal due to a back pass mistake in the opening match against Wolfsburg on the 25th. Kim Min-jae was replaced by Eric Dier in the 36th minute of the second half in a game that Munich narrowly won with a 3-2 score.
Matheus will play a different defense between Napoli and Munich. I don't want to upset Kim Min-jae, but I can't make a certain level of clear and fast tempo passes. Kim Min-jae's pass is bouncy. Far from the highest level of play I expected. be not showing one's prowess in Napoli" he criticized.
According to the Munich club, Kim Min-jae conducted personal training with his center back partner Dayot Upamecano at an outdoor training site despite the heat of more than 30 degrees on the 30th. Kim Min-jae aims to start two consecutive games through the second round of the league against Freiburg on the 2nd of next month.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
