The 24-year-old South Korean center-back Kim Min-jae, one of the biggest Asian stars of the moment, is very close to becoming a new Porto player. The Dragons They would have already reached an agreement with Beijing Guoan for the transfer of the footballer, according to reports RecordHowever, the amount by which the transaction will be moved has not transcended.
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Nicknamed the monster in Asia for its height (over 1.90m) and physical power, Arsenal, Everton, RB Leipzig or Lazio were also interested, while Tottenham followed in their footsteps when Mourinho I was on the bench spur and Chelsea also had him under their radar in previous markets. However, everything indicates that the final landing of the international with South Korea (32 games, 3 goals) will finally be in Portugal.
Kim Min-jae’s statistics.
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Kim Min-jae joined the Chinese Super League in 2019, from Jeonbuk Hyundai in his native country, after winning the award for best player in the K League. The operation amounted to 5.75 million euros, an amount that should be less than the amount paid by Porto. And it is that, although it has not been published at the moment, the defense transfer was priced at a range between 15 and 18 million in the previous market.
Same institute as a legend
As a curiosity, Our protagonist studied and developed as a footballer at the ‘Suwon Technical High School’, an institute from which other talents such as Park Ji-sung have come, mythical South Korean midfielder who stood out at Manchester United. His characteristics indicated that sooner or later he would reach European football, because in addition to his physique, he is a fast center-back and with good ball handling. We’ll see if he can adapt as he did ex Red Devil.
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