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Liverpool had no intention of recruiting Kim Min-jae.
The BBC reported on the 20th (Korea time) 'Liverpool is interested in recruiting Crystal Palace captain Mark Guehi, and he could be considered a replacement for Jarrell Kwan. 'The extent to which Liverpool are interested in England's international Gehi this summer depends on the transfer fee set by Palace,' it reported.
Guehi is currently a player coveted by Premier League (EPL) big clubs. Throughout the 2024-2025 season, Newcastle attempted to sign Gehi. At that time, Newcastle offered a transfer fee of 65 million pounds (about 120.3 billion won), but Palace rejected it.
The situation then and now has changed a lot. Guehi will leave the team in the next year without re-signing Palace. For Palace, this summer's transfer window will be their last chance to sell Guehi at an expensive price. Liverpool want to sign Gehi, but they plan to back down if Palace set an excessive transfer fee. I would rather wait a year and bring Gehi in as a free agent.
Unfortunately, the player Liverpool wanted was not Kim Min-jae. It was last week that Liverpool was interested in Kim Min-jae. Journalist Christian Polk, who works for Sport Bild in Germany and is fluent in Bayern's internal news, said, `It is possible that Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae will leave the team in the summer transfer window, and several clubs, including Liverpool, are vying to sign him. Liverpool could face fierce competition with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nasr" he said.
However, journalist Polk said, `Riverpool may seek to recruit a new centre-back while the future of Joe Gomez and Quantha is uncertain. Manager Arne Slot said he is likely to choose a younger profile than signing Kim Min-jae, whose value is expected to decline in a few years."
As reporter Polk predicted, Liverpool chose Guehi, who is four years younger than Kim Min-jae and is an English national. If the recruitment of center back becomes urgent with Guehi unsuccessful, there is a possibility that he will turn to Kim Min-jae, but Liverpool, which made a lot of money by selling Qansa to Bayer Leverkusen, has room for funds.
It is not the stage to give up Kim Min-jae's entry into the Premier League. The transfer window is still two months away. Reporter Polk said at the time that `Chelsea and Newcastle United are also interested in recruiting Kim Min-jae. Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan are also competing for Kim Min-jae," he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
