Very shrewd signing if reports are true. He's another no nonsense player who will fit the PL style very well.
Kim Min-jae | signed for Bayern
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This would be lovely. I hope our chains aren’t being jerked.
Not that I’m saying we should do it but a 3-5-2 with KMJ, Varane and Martinez as the back three would be awesome.
Not that I’m saying we should do it but a 3-5-2 with KMJ, Varane and Martinez as the back three would be awesome.
Good luck playing high line with Statue in the goal .
Of course that has to change too.
The Mount signing would make even more sense if a back 3 was the plan. But that would also mean a ball playing keeper and someone like frimpong are essential.
So much money for PL unproven player. I'm not so sure. Also what are our scouts doing, Kim has been known to everybody.
Our scouts have been following him since he was playing for Jeonbuk in Korea.
If he plays with Licha, we will have the most aggressive CB duo in the world, while him paired with Varane would remind me of Vidic-Rio.
I don't know anything about him, but are there any decent links to him? From what I've seen the sources are ropey, at best.
A bit annoying if a CB is our 1st signing above a GK, CM, CF and RB which IMHO are much higher priorities.
We have Varane, Martinez, Lindelov and Shaw plus Harry is still around...
We have Varane, Martinez, Lindelov and Shaw plus Harry is still around...
Thanks for dousing that sad joke out.
Apparently he’s a long term target that we’ve been watching since his early 20’s and we have no idea how long we’ve been working on this signing behind the scenes, for all we know ETH could have given Murtough the green light after the first games of the season once he’d realised Maguire isn’t what he wants.
Is £50 million a lot now for a full international who's just won Serie A and played a high standard in the CL this season ? Kim reminds me of a faster version of Vidic and better on the ball, the likliehood is he’d be Varane’s replacement after a season of bedding in with Lindelof also around.
Fact that not a single English journalist has said anything makes me doubt this
Simon Jones has. There’s a tweet on the previous page. How reliable he is I don’t know though.
Maybe there is an embargo in order to get rid of Maguire?
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Nope. If he didn't have a buyout clause Napoli would be looking for at least €100m like they did with Koulibaly.
Simon Jones? Previous page?
It’s spelled Raymond Luxury-Yatch but actually it’s pronounced ‘Throatwarbler Mangrove!’
In Yorkshire its pronounced Kim Min-Jayup.
We'll just call him Mike.It’s spelled Raymond Luxury-Yatch but actually it’s pronounced ‘Throatwarbler Mangrove!’
I do agree that CB is one of our lower priorities, but it does kind of feel that Kim might just be too good an opportunity to pass up. A player who seems very good and well suited to how ETH wants us to play, in a position that our starter is injury prone which will likely get worse (even though our back-up is quite solid), and is available for much cheaper than someone of his quality normally would be thanks to a release clause.
Isn't that Korean military service usually take around 2 years mandatory?
Quite a while for the wait.
Son from Spurs completed his military service in 3 weeks .. seems like special rules for footballers
I asked about this from my Korean friend about 30min. ago. He answered: "He got the military service waived from getting a medal in Olympics or something. He just needs to finish basic training and free to go" And he added it would take one month or so.
So why are people so invested in this then?
Martinez and Varane are our two first choice defenders, why would a 25-year old established defender come in (at that price) to sit on the bench potentially? I don't see ETH going three at the back next season. What gives?
Martinez and Varane are our two first choice defenders, why would a 25-year old established defender come in (at that price) to sit on the bench potentially? I don't see ETH going three at the back next season. What gives?
This signing doesn't make any sense at all to me. Luckily no reputable sources seem to be going with it.
We already have two brilliant first choice CBs (Martinez, Varane) and two very good quality backups (Shaw, Lindelöf). If we're getting a squad player on the cheap to take the minutes Maguire got this season, fine, but spending 50m or whatever it is to upgrade our third choice CB when we're desperate for first XI talent in other positions would be mental.
We already have two brilliant first choice CBs (Martinez, Varane) and two very good quality backups (Shaw, Lindelöf). If we're getting a squad player on the cheap to take the minutes Maguire got this season, fine, but spending 50m or whatever it is to upgrade our third choice CB when we're desperate for first XI talent in other positions would be mental.
He only needs to do a couple of weeks (same for Son) as they won the Asian Cup. So 2 years scrapped.
No wonder they won it.
We’re not still doing this crap are we?
This feels like total bollocks. Has a single good source said this was on even a little bit?
Luckily he has a resale value and isnt 29 yet.
Varane is pretty injury prone. Anyway top teams needs at least three quality centre backs. Kim also could be better than Varane. Now or in the near future. He is a Serie A's defender of the year. Maybe he trust himself. And I can say United is a huge thing in Asia. The most popular football club in Asia. Could be one of the reasons why he would be ready to sign even as a third choice cb.
I've played enough FM to know that we'll sell enough shirts in Korea to recoup the transfer fee ..
Selling Maguire for 30m and getting an upgrade for free.. berry berry shrew.
Selling Maguire for 30m and getting an upgrade for free.. berry berry shrew.
That's interesting, because I find this signing to make too much sense.
KMJ can play on both the left and the right as a centre back, and Varane struggle with injuries and he also needs to rest and not play every game in order for him to remain at his best. If he doesn't perform, KMJ will take over.
It's not entirely unlikely that KMJ will start ahead of Varane anyway, as he has been one of the best centre backs in the world this season. There is no guarantee Varane will be there to deliver the goods, especially as he's prone to injuries.
You're right that Shaw has been excellent as a cover for Martinez, but by playing him there, we lose a serious weapon on the left, as Shaw is excellent going forward, linking up and playmaking.
For the fee quoted, it really is a no brainer, especially as he also can function as a back up/rotating option for Martinez as well.
If we're serious about wanting to compete for the title and CL, we can't rely on Lindelof to deliver, even if he has had some great performances lately.
This one’s looking pretty much done isn’t it? Only us interested at the minute.
Who apart from terrible Italian sources are reporting it? They always throw our name in every summer.
Varane has a knee problem (iirc) and can't play two games a week. Think that's why he also canned in his international career.
If we could sell Maguire and Lindelof (assuming he is not happy 4th choice) would make sense to have Varane, Licha, Kim, and Shaw/youth player as centre back options.
I think you’ll find that martinez and Kim will start together more then martinez and Varane. Plus it gives us options to play 3 at the back if we need.
Yep. Shaw needs to play on the left.
Going by Italian media, we signed SMS the last 3 years every summer. Unless a reliable journo picks this up, there is nothing in it. You would think Di Marzio or Romano would get info quickly on this if there was something in it
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