Yang Minhyuk in EPL and Kim Minsoo in La Liga...Korea's Top Prospect Re-signs 3-Year Contract with 'Dormant' Girona
Aug 22, 2024
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Girona renewed its contract on its official channel on the 21st (Korea time), saying, `Kim Min-soo has decided to stay with us for three more seasons while extending his contract until 2027.'
Kim Min-soo, who was born in 2006, immediately moved to Spain after finishing elementary school in Korea and challenged herself. It was the 2022 season that I joined Girona. Kim Min-soo joined the Girona U-19 team and continued his dream.
Kim Min-soo, who showed a clear presence in the U-19 team, joined Girona B team and was clearly recognized for his potential. In Girona, Kim Min-soo is often called to first-team training and is considered an outstanding prospect in the team. Girona called Kim Min-soo in the preseason and accompanied him with the first team since last summer. It is an indicator of how good the internal evaluation is.
Kim Min-soo did not make his first-team debut in the 2023-2024 season, but he improved further by increasing his presence in Team B. As the playing time has increased significantly, he is gradually developing his dream of making his first-team debut in Girona. As he renewed his contract with Girona this time, expectations grew that a new Korean La Liga player could be born.
If Kim Min-soo enters the first team in the future, he will be the eighth Korean La Liga player in history. The history of Korean La Liga, which began with Lee Chun-soo, has stopped as Lee Kang-in left for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
South Korean players have often made big moves in the English Premier League (EPL) and the German Bundesliga, but they did not have many performances in La Liga.
So far, only Lee Kang-in has played an outstanding role in La Liga. Attention is focusing on whether Kim Min-soo can succeed Lee Kang-in. Kim Min-soo's main position is left wing.
Girona finished third in the league in the 2023-2024 season with a splash in Spain's La Liga. He will challenge the stage of his dreams by bringing him to the European Champions League (UCL). La Liga's non-European quota system makes it difficult to play in league games, but UCL has much more relaxed player registration regulations. Depending on Girona's performance and Kim Min-soo's performance, it is also expected to step on the UCL stage for a while.
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