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Newcastle United’s interest in Kim Min-jae is growing.
Kim Min-jae had the best season in Napoli. Kim Min-jae, who quickly became Napoli’s main center back in his first season in Italy, led Napoli’s high-flying march and led the team’s first Serie A championship in 33 years.
Naturally, many clubs targeted him. This is because the buyout amount is less than expected. Kim Min-jae’s buyout clause is valid from July 1 to 15, when the summer transfer market opens, and although it is not a specific amount, the purchase is known to be around 45 million euros (about 63.5 billion won ).
Because of this, many clubs are targeting Kim Min-jae. Among them, Manchester United showed an active interest in Kim Min-jae from an early age. Man Utd sent scouts to Napoli, and in the second half of the league, expressed their willingness to recruit more actively.
Manchester United are trying to offer an amount well above the buyout to secure Kim Min-jae’s signature. According to British media ‘The Sun’, Manchester United are said to have plans to offer up to 56 million pounds (about 91.4 billion won) to Kim Min-jae.
The connection between Kim Min-jae and Manchester United deepened. On the 15th (Korea time), there was a report in Italy that Man Utah Kim Min-jae left the details alone. Italian media ‘Il Martino’ said, “Kim Min-jae agreed to the transfer to Manchester United. The negotiations are now in a state of detailed coordination. “He is convinced,” he reported.
However, there is a team showing interest in signing Kim Min-jae as much as Man United. That’s Newcastle United. Newcastle, who had huge financial power backed by the acquisition of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund last season, finished fourth in the EPL this season and earned the right to progress to the UEFA Champions League (UCL). As part of the rebuilding process for next season, news spread that they were targeting Kim Min-jae.
Recently, there is an opinion that Newcastle is suitable for Kim Min-jae. British media outlet ‘Football Fancast’ explained, “Kim Min-jae can become Newcastle’s Virgil van Dyke.” “The newly crowned Scudetto champions signed him for £16m from Turkiye Fenerbahce last summer, but now he is the best centre-back in Serie A,” he added.
Newcastle have been a blast team this season. Under the guidance of coach Eddie Howe, they finished the season in 4th place and progressed to the UCL the following season. But because of this, next season Newcastle face a challenge. As it has not been in the UCL for a long time, the club will have to face a new test in order to compete in the league and European competitions at the same time. If Kim Min-jae goes to Newcastle, here’s the prospect of another challenge.
