He looks like the player we would like Maguire to be. Really does look solid, but I think the fee will be insane and there are other cheaper options for us
Yeah Maguire is lacking Kim's aggresiveness and top acceleration/top speed in the first metres. Maguire takes some seconds to get up to top speed.
Made in Asia use to be really quick in the first metres. Plus Kim has background from Tae Kwon Do or Martial arts. So i think he got his explosive and aggresiveness from that.
I m not putting Kim up there with the top level of CB in football history in ex Brazil and Inter Lucio player. But as a top CB. Their main job is protect the goal. Make it really hard to opponent to score. If he can have few assist here and there it's just a bonus. Nothing something demand from CB.
Again. Kim keep it simple. Simple pass from A to B. But i have seen he had make run forward, when he see it open space in front of him.
Last time United had a really good cm and team player in Ji Sung Park from Korea. Has it no been close to over 20 years last time. I am sure Kim will have the same impact as Park. But just as a CB and defender.
Haaland with City is a beast of CF. And Haaland is so powerful , raw and aggresive. Martinez is aggresive. But you need at least the physical level of Kim to stop and make it really difficult to Haaland. Lindelof and Varane is too weak against Haaland. And Maguire is too slow.
Kim is complete as you can get.
And in the end. I think Kim is good enough for a starter of a premier league winning team. So if United sign him next summer. I think it is a step closer to the premier league title. United and Ten Hag simply need to sign players that a close to world class level as possible.
City sign a world class CF in Haaland. A new Kevin De Bruyne, CB or whoever.
So if not the top. I think Kim is really close to the top level.
Back in time. I did recommended Milan Skriniar. The CB of Inter Milano. Another warrior and beast of a CB. But because of better and quicker acceleration and younger than Skriniar. Right now, i would pick Kim over Skriniar.
I just recognized after this summer like most of peoples. So credit to Fenerbache and Napoli to scouted and signed him. So well done.