Kim Min-jae to Man Utd for £53.2m is reportedly 'very close'. MUFC
Ten Hag ‘very close’ to landing top target with United chiefs ‘ready’ to pay £53m asking priceManchester United are now expected to complete the signing of Napoli defender Kim Min-jae for a fee in the region of £53million, according to reports.
He only joined the Naples outfit last summer, joining from Turkish side Fenerbahce for a measly €18m.His fine form has seenSpurs reportedly tried to sign Kim last year before his move to Napoli. On his player profile on Transfermarkt, it says his Napoli contract includes a €45m release clause that will become active next year and will only apply to clubs outside of Italy.the centre-back has a £42m exit clause that will be active for 15 days at the start of the summer transfer windowAnd just to add another spanner to the works, a report from Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport says Manchester United will be able to land Kim for €60m .
The aforementioned transfer fee should be enough for the Italian side to accept and there is a belief that a deal ‘could be done quickly’.This report is also broken down by The Faithful MUFC. It is said that a deal to sign Kim is actually ‘very close’.