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Now, the situation of 'surplus resources' is over. Through the transfer, the position and status of the team can change significantly. It is a change that Lee Kang-in (24, Paris Saint-Germain) is expected to gain through transfer.
The separation between Lee Kang-in and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) now seems to be a given. PSG and Coach Luis Enrique no longer use Lee Kang-in in important games.
PSG won 2-1 in the second leg of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League semifinals against Arsenal at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, at 4 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time), confirming its advance to the final with a combined score of 3-1 in the first and second rounds.
However, Lee Kang-in also failed to shine a shadow on the ground in the match. Enrique's intention is firm. Lee Kang-in is a player for rotation. It can't appear in important games where first-team players go out. Lee Kang-in was on the stage until the round of 16 at UCL.
From the quarterfinals onwards, Lee Kang-in was not given a chance to play. After missing the first and second games of the quarterfinals and the first game of the semifinals in a row, he also stayed on the bench until the end of the game after being excluded from the selection. Lee Kang-in, who missed four consecutive Champions League games, was literally only one of the 'Cheering Unit'.
In this situation, it is difficult to have hope for the future. Lee Kang-in was able to lift the trophy several times since joining PSG last year thanks to his team's good performance. However, no personal career advancement has been achieved at all.
Although he joined PSG, one of Europe's most prestigious clubs, he is being pushed out of the main competition and turned away from the team as time goes by, and is being treated as a 'surplus resource'. As a result, it does not appear in a high-stretch big game, but only as a starter or replacement in a game against a lower-ranked team in the league.
In the end, Lee Kang-in has no benefit from remaining at PSG. Fortunately, strong transfer rumors are coming out at such a time. Not a few teams already wanted Lee Kang-in during the transfer market in January. Young age, excellent ball control skills, depression ability, and various positional digestibility are attractive conditions. However, it did not happen at the time due to opposition from PSG.
However, as the summer transfer market is approaching, rumors of a transfer have been ignited again. The difference from earlier this year is that PSG also expressed its position not to block Lee Kang-in's transfer. PSG excluded Lee Kang-in from the 'no-sale target' You can sell as much as you want if the transfer fee is close to the price.
As in January, EPL clubs are showing interest in Lee Kang-in. Interestingly, Arsenal, who clashed with PSG in the UCL semifinals, most actively wants Lee Kang-in. Coach Mikel Arteta is known to be a big fan of Lee Kang-in.
This is what the BBC, the UK's most prestigious public broadcaster, revealed. The BBC said on the 7th that Arsenal are once again moving to recruit Lee Kang-in. We failed in January transfer talks, but in the summer we are considering signing a PSG midfielder' Despite the failure of the January transfer market, Arsenal still wants Lee Kang-in.
It's a fairly reliable report. In addition, France's leading magazine L'Equipe is also trying to sell Lee Kang-in in the summer transfer market. It is expected that Lee Kang-in and PSG will meet in person and decide after the end of the season.
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In addition, Lee Kang-in also implicitly revealed that he no longer has any regrets about PSG. I deleted PSG from my SNS profile. This is proof that Lee Kang-in has completely fallen out of favor with PSG, which treats him as a 'surplus resource'. In addition, it may mean that the transfer negotiations have been conducted in some detail.
Arteta, who leads Arsenal, prefers technician-style multi-position players like Lee Kang-in. Given that Lee Kang-in has been requested to recruit him for more than six months, it is highly likely that Lee Kang-in will give him more roles than when he joined PSG. The transfer is expected to give Lee Kang-in a new opportunity.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
