Lee Kang-in to Join Paris Saint-Germain: Complete Verbal Agreement Reached

[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = ‘Golden Boy’ Lee Kang-in (22, Mallorca) wears the uniform of the prestigious Paris Saint-Germain (France) representing Europe. He has already signed a personal agreement and has been reported one after another that he has completed a medical test, followed by a specific contract period and salary, so in reality only the official announcement is left.

Reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European football transfer market, said on social network service (SNS) on the 14th of last month (Korean time), “Lee Kang-in has reached a complete verbal agreement with Paris Saint-Germain. It has already been completed through a medical test.” ‘Here We Go!’ The news was conveyed with text.

Lee Kang-in has been promoting a transfer since the winter transfer market in January, and the rumors of a transfer have not ceased as he has been linked to several clubs. In fact, there were Newcastle United, Aston Villa, West Ham United (above England), and Atletico Madrid (Spain).

Among them, the closest club was Atletico Madrid, which showed serious interest from the winter transfer market in January and started recruiting in earnest from last April. However, the negotiation process recently fell into a ‘stalemate’ and eventually collapsed. The individual agreement was concluded, but the problem was that the gap could not be narrowed in the transfer fee negotiations.

Lee Kang-in seemed to be heading to the English Premier League (EPL) stage naturally. However, he received a surprise ‘love call’ from Paris Saint-Germain, and the transfer work was carried out quickly, and he is about to enter the French Ligue 1 after all. He returned to Korea via France before joining the Korean national soccer team, and was reported to have undergone a medical test at this time.

In particular, Lee Kang-in is known to have received a ‘love call’ directly from Paris Saint-Germain general manager Louis Campos (58, Portugal), who strongly wanted to recruit him. With Lionel Messi (35) and Neymar (31, Paris Saint-Germain) leaving, there are also observations that he is the beginning of a rebuilding and that he can become a new ‘key member’.

Lee Kang-in is expected to leave a transfer fee of 22 million euros (approximately 30.2 billion won) in the process of transferring to Paris Saint-Germain. In addition, it is expected that he will sign a four-year contract until 2027, and his annual salary will also increase significantly.

In fact, the minimum annual salary offered by Atletico Madrid when persuading him was 3 million euros (approximately 4.1 billion won). It seems that Paris Saint-Germain will receive a higher level than that. Considering that he is currently receiving 500,000 euros (about 600 million won), this is an increase of more than six times. In addition, he receives 30% of the transfer fee incurred from this transfer. 30% of 22 million euros is equivalent to 6.6 million euros (approximately 9 billion won).

If Lee Kang-in wears the Paris Saint-Germain uniform, he will be on the stage of the ‘War of the Stars’ European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) from next season. In addition, the possibility of writing an all-time career has increased as he has grown one step further, such as working with Killian Mbafe (24), a’world-class striker’ who declared his stay here.

Lee Kang-in joined Mallorca (Spain) in the summer of 2021, his potential was in full bloom, and he showed a brilliant performance while drawing a steep growth rate. He exerted his great influence with brilliant skills, sharp kicks, and creativity. He appeared in 39 games (35 starts) in all competitions, recording 6 goals and 7 assists. This is his personal ‘career high’.

In particular, Lee Kang-in caught the eye by showing splendid performances with elegant dribbling and de-pressurization in every game. In fact, he showed off his presence without regret as he ranked second in the Spanish Primera Liga with the most successful dribbles (90).