The Naples local also has a gut feeling that Kim Min-jae will leave.
Kim Min-jae had his best season in his Serie A debut season. It is true that Kim Min-jae, who moved to Naples, Italy, the ‘home of defense’, had many doubts about adapting to the new Italian stage. However, he proved himself proudly and secured Napoli’s back gate based on his stable defense and reckless play. In the end, Kim Min-jae led the team to its first league championship in 33 years with solid defense.
His best performance as an individual was also recognized. The Serie A Secretariat announced on the 2nd (Korean time) through its official channel that Min-jae Kim was selected as the best Serie A defender for the 2022-23 season. Serie A also announced Kim Min-jae’s award and said, “It was the best debut season. Congratulations.”메이저놀이터
It was the first Asian award. The best defender award, which is part of the Serie A Awards, has never come from a winning team before, but Kim Min-jae wrote another history when he was the first to receive the award from the winning team Napoli.
Kim Min-jae was selected not only as the best defender but also as the best team. Kim Min-jae was also on the list of ‘Team of the season’ (TOTS), aka Team of the Year, which selects the best team this season. In his debut season, Kim Min-jae, who won the league championship, was selected as the best defender, and the best team, won the title of best defender in Italy.
Now it is becoming more likely that he will leave. Because of Kim Min-jae’s lower-than-expected buyout amount of 45 million euros (approximately 63.1 billion won), many big clubs were targeting him early. In particular, Kim Min-jae has been linked with Manchester United throughout this season. Manchester United actually dispatched a scout to Naples to observe Kim Min-jae.
Now, there is only one game left in Serie A this season. Early on, Napoli confirmed the championship, and now, at 1:30 am (Korean time) on the 5th, at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy, the last league match against Sampdoria is ahead. On this day, Kim Min-jae is not able to come out due to the cumulative warning, but he is about to say his last greeting.
There are also reports in Italy that the match against Sampdoria will be Kim Min-jae’s last. Italian media ‘La Repubblica’ said on the 4th, “Kim Min-jae will bid farewell today. Napoli cannot match the salary offered by Man Utd for Kim Min-jae. is,” he said.
Currently, Manchester United is willing to pay Napoli up to £56 million (approximately 91.3 billion won) for the signing of Kim Min-jae, far exceeding the buyout, and promises a huge salary increase to the player side, so both the club and the player will refuse it. that there is no