Football statistics media “Transfermarkt” conducted a ransom update on the 14th (Korea time) for players playing in the German Bundesliga.
The mega club Bayern Munich is also drawing attention. However, most of them have been undervalued. The ransom for Matthijs the Licht, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretz, Thomas Muller, Daniel Peretz, and Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting has fallen. Leroy Sane, Nusair Mazrawi and Aleksandar Pavlovic are the only players who have risen. 메이저 토토사이트
Kim Min-jae was valued at 60 million euros (about 85.3 billion won) this time, following last time. Of course, this price is also huge. Kim Min-jae’s record of 60 million euros ranks first in Korea, fifth in 1996, eighth in center back, eighth in Munich, 10th in the German Bundesliga, and 64th in the world.
So who is the center back above Kim Min-jae? Joschko Gvardiol and Huweng Díaz are tied for first place with 80 million euros (about 113.8 billion won). William Saliba, Ronald Araujo, and Eder Militang are tied for third with 70 million euros (about 99.5 billion won). Next is Kim Min-jae, followed by Jules Kounde, Christian Romero, Dayo Upamecano, and Alessandro Bastoni, who are tied for eighth, after 65 million euros (about 92.4 billion won) recorded by The Licht and Marquis.
Last season, Kim Min-jae won the Serie A title with Napoli. The next club chosen by the monster center-back was Munich. As he joined a mega club, the competition to become a starting member was inevitable. However, all concerns were unfounded. While Dayo Upamecano and The Licht alternately suffer from injuries, only Kim Min-jae is steadily performing well.
Since joining Munich, the club has been enjoying double-decision. At the Ballon d’Or, which is considered the highest honor in the soccer community, Kim ranked 22nd among 30 candidates among the candidates for center back. Kim Min-jae was nominated for the Ballon d’Or as the fourth player in the history of Korean Leaguers. He is followed by Seol Ki-hyeon (2002, Anderlecht), Park Ji-sung (2005, Manchester United), and Son Heung-min (2019, 2022, Tottenham Hotspur). He achieved the feat in just two years since he challenged the European stage by joining Fenerbahce in 2021. It was also significant in that he was the first Asian-born defender in history. Kim Min-jae, ranking 22nd, displayed his great prowess to rank No. 1 among the candidates for center back, beating over Yosuko Gvardiol (25th), who ranked third with Croatia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, and Houveng Dias (30th), who achieved his first treble in history with Manchester City last season.
On top of that, he won the AFC International Player Award. AFC said, “Kim Min-jae showed remarkable performance by leading Napoli, which won the title for the last time in the 1989-90 season, to Serie A title in Italy. Kim Min-jae became the second Korean-born player to win the title after Son Heung-min, the winner in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Kim Min-jae’s stock price soared after he moved to the Turkiye Fenerbahce from Beijing Guoan in 2021. Less than a year later, he moved to Naples. Napoli advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in history, and Kim Min-jae’s presence was remarkable. While Napoli won the Scudetto (Italy’s Serie A title), Kim recorded 16 clean sheets (no goals lost), two goals and two assists in 33 games. “Kim Min-jae also played a big role in Korea’s advance to the FIFA World Cup finals for the 10th consecutive time,” he said in a rave review for Kim, who has emerged as a world class player beyond Asia.
If Munich had not hired Kim Min-jae last summer, the defense would have collapsed a long time ago. As such, Kim has quickly established himself as an indispensable resource in Munich. Of course, the targets are Meisterchalet (the German Bundesliga championship shield) and Big Year (the UCL trophy). Munich will invite Stuttgart to its home turf early on Tuesday morning to seek victory.
