{"id":624509,"date":"2023-06-18T06:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T10:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624509"},"modified":"2023-06-18T06:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T10:29:45","slug":"kim-min-jae-close-to-bayern-munich-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/18\/kim-min-jae-close-to-bayern-munich-move\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Will Join&#8217;: &#8216;Sensational&#8217; Man Utd Target Now on Verge of Joining European Giants &#8211; Reds Have One Last Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1670152539579334659\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Napoli defender Kim Min-jae who has been a target for Manchester United this summer has been in positive talks with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Sensational\u2019 Kim Min-jae Close to Joining Bayern Munich<\/h2>\n<h3>Manchester United Target Kim Close to Leaving Napoli<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kim looks set to leave Napoli, with positive talks taking place between the player and Bayern Munich. The latest update from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1670360113801052160\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0mentions that the deal between the Bavarian giants and Kim is at the final stages, with the &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-told-sensational-serie-a-defender-cost-100m-despite-43m-release-clause\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sensational<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; defender prepared to accept a 5-year deal. The release clause in Kim&#8217;s contract is rumoured to be\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1777473\/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Kim-Min-jae-Napoli\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a3 52 million<\/a>. The clause will only become valid on July 1, according to Romano. In addition, the update also mentions that unless a club beats Bayern Munich&#8217;s salary proposal, the South Korean international will join the German club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/17\/manchester-united-set-to-make-improved-offer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Set to Make Improved Offer for England Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/37838160\/chelsea-newcastle-fight-man-united-kim-min-jae-napoli\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have been linked with a move for Kim this summer, but it appears the Old Trafford club will be beaten to the Napoli defender&#8217;s signature by the Bundesliga club. The South Korean defender was reportedly seen as a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/37838160\/chelsea-newcastle-fight-man-united-kim-min-jae-napoli\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">priority for Erik ten Hag<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but the latest update suggests it will take a big offer to tempt Kim away from joining Bayern Munich.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hfAd4_k5R7pywX0vLxqLjw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1494311153\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hfAd4_k5R7pywX0vLxqLjw',sig:'VwyeAb9eDGR6vjlkrPFS5FtpgmKVx_AEu0mvD1sxOWY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1494311153',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Qualities Kim Would Bring to a New Club<\/h3>\n<p>The 26-year-old played a key role in helping Napoli win the Scudetto in a memorable year, which saw the defender become a mainstay of his team&#8217;s title charge. He is impressive at reading the game, which often sees him stop dangerous attacks from the opposition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/17\/chelsea-end-interest-andre-onana\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Plans Change as They Lose Out and Manchester United Become Favourites<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim also possesses an impressive turn of speed which helps him cover for his teammates, or recover on the rare occasions he is caught out of position. The above-mentioned qualities ensure he is difficult to get past. It remains to be seen if Manchester United or another club will attempt to offer a bigger salary than Bayern Munich, but at this time it appears the South Korean international is headed to the Bundesliga champions.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7681539@N03\/448514840\/in\/photolist-FCKQu-628jKc-fWiMcg-33usoC-4wEFm8-bpMuP6-pdMNe-9Ex45p-gYSUE7-Za3mu-gYSpfA-62882p-Za3rQ-62cULN-pdMco-wD89Qq-956UDP-712FmB-712E8M-Z5B9v-956Zgn-62ctr5-62csWs-6VhfRv-P2hss-6VmkJQ-95a2xs-956V6T-95717z-Za3J3-2oph1wi-mJeMTi-6288j6-4Qotqr-62cgk3-2aQ8SmD-69BzCU-62cwGh-2nJK1V8-Q5SZEj-4Qo99t-62cou5-NWFNsf-87rFay-4QotLR-abzMDk-5z6YXM-8S8L1k-8S8MYa-66QX2f\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kiwi Globetrotters on Flickr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"cc-license-identifier\">CC BY 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, Napoli defender Kim Min-jae who has been a target for Manchester United this summer has been in positive talks with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. \u2018Sensational\u2019 Kim Min-jae Close to Joining Bayern Munich Manchester United Target Kim Close to Leaving Napoli Kim looks set to leave Napoli, with positive talks taking place [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":624511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1364,18,3,7188],"tags":[9709,9384,7380],"class_list":["post-624509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bundesliga","category-bayern-munich","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-bayern-munich-transfer-rumours","tag-kim-min-jae","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}