"Kim Minjae is no longer a world class!" Excluding Kim Minjae, the cold ESPN world class 100…be not in the 10th place at centre-back
"Kim Minjae is no longer a world class!" Excluding Kim Minjae, the cold ESPN world class 100…be not in the 10th place at centre-back
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Kim Min-jae (29, Bayern Munich) is not a world class player.
Kim led Napoli to a Serie A title during the 22-23 season. Kim was recognized as a world class by becoming the best center back in Serie A. No one doubted Kim's success.
Things have changed in two years. Last season, Kim Min-jae contributed to winning the Bundesliga as a center back for Bayern Munich. In particular, Kim Min-jae showed his injury for more than seven months in a situation where his Achilles tendon was not good.
However, he seems to be cool-headed and is no longer interested in Kim. ESPN selected and announced 100 world-class soccer players based on their performance in the 2024-25 season. They selected the best players in each position: center forward, winger, offensive midfielder, defensive midfielder, center back, fullback, and goalkeeper.
Unfortunately, there was no name for Kim Min-jae. Among the top 10 center back players, Kim was not on the list. None of the Korean players made it to the top 100 in the World Class. Son Heung-min, the most likely winger, was also without a name among the top 20. There was also no Champions League champion Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in was excluded from the team's roster, failing to play even a second in the final.
Kim Min-jae's reputation fell because there were many fatal mistakes in big matches. Kim Min-jae made a big mistake against Inter Milan in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and gave a run to him.
No. 1 center back is the world's strongest, Liverpool winner Virgil van Dijk. William Saliba of Arsenal took second place. Real Madrid star Antonio Rudiger was named the top three.
Gabriel (Arnal), Aleksandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), and Pau Kavarsi (Barcelona), born in 2007, ranked in the top 4-6.
Marquignos, who contributed to PSG's treble as a teammate of Lee Kang-in, was ranked seventh. Also, Liverpool's winning main player Ibrahima Konate took eighth place. 9th place is also listed in the world class at the age of 20, with Murillo ranking ninth.
There is also a possibility that Kim Min-jae will play as a center-back partner for Liverpool with his idol Virgil van Dijk. "Liverpool aspires to recruit star Kim Min-jae for 35 million euros (about 54.3 billion won) on the 6th (Korea time). Newcastle are also negotiating with Kim Min-jae. Liverpool is one of the clubs exploring the possibility of recruiting Bayern center back Kim Min-jae this summer," 먹튀검증 the report said.
Munich recruited Kim Min-jae for 50 million euros, but plans to sell him even if he makes an offer of 35 million euros. Kim has a choice between returning to Serie A and challenging himself to the Premier League.