South Korea defender Kim Min Jae was to start out coaching at Bayern Munich afterward Wednesday after finishing a transfer from Serie A winners Napoli
Kim, 26, signed a five-year contract on the Bundesliga champions as he arrived for a set switch payment of round €50 million ($54.4 million).
The centre again, who performed a powerful season en path to Napoli’s first league title since 1990, is to bolster the Bayern defence which has misplaced Lucas Hernandez to Paris Saint-Germain.
Kim watched his new team-mates beat Rottach-Egern 27-0 on Tuesday night in a primary tune-up recreation within the Bavarian city the place they’ve arrange camp till Thursday.
“Minjae Kim has developed extremely well, winning the Serie A title with Napoli last season and being voted the best defender in the league,” Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen stated.
“He impresses with his physical presence, as well as his mentality and speed. We’re pleased he can immediately take part fully in pre-season and firmly believe that he will also excite our fans with his style of play.”
Kim stated: “FC Bayern is a dream for every footballer. I’m really looking forward to what’s to come in Munich. It’s a new beginning for me. I’ll continue to develop here. My first goal is to play a lot of games. In addition, I want to win as many trophies as possible.”
Kim arrived after finishing obligatory army service in South Korea.
Bayern have an Asian tour from July 24 onwards. Their first official match is the August 12 German Super Cup towards Cup winners RB Leipzig. Their first Bundesliga match is every week later at Werder Bremen.
Kim is Bayern’s third summer time signing, following full again Raphael Guerreiro from Borussia Dortmund and midfielder Konrad Laimer from Leipzig, who each arrived on free transfers.
Bayern are additionally focused on England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur and defender Kyle Walker from Manchester City.
Kim’s arrival was introduced on the identical day Bayern appointed Austrian Christoph Freund as their new sports activities director from September 1 onwards.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
