' Lee Kang-in, the 'football ace,' is really ruined, and he rejected 97 billion proposals that could not escape from the EPL trapped in PSG

Aug 31, 2025

' Lee Kang-in, the 'football ace,' is really ruined, and he rejected 97 billion proposals that could not escape from the EPL trapped in PSG
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Lee Kang-in is expected to spend time only on the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) bench this season.

L'Equipe, a leading French media outlet, said on the 30th (Korean time) 'Lee Kang-in wants more time to play at PSG or elsewhere. 'In response, Nottingham Forest left an offer of about 30 million euros (about 48.7 billion won) excluding bonuses, but PSG is not bending its stance,' it reported.

The media reported that Lee Kang-in, who was not satisfied with his playing time at PSG, will not refuse to transfer this summer. In recent weeks, however, PSG's club has remained tough and refuses to let go of Lee Kang-in, who is contracted until 2028, claiming that PSG has no intention of selling Lee Kang-in.
' Lee Kang-in, the 'football ace,' is really ruined, and he rejected 97 billion proposals that could not escape from the EPL trapped in PSG
Nottingham's offer to PSG was quite unconventional. According to L'Equipe, Nottingham sent an offer worth about 30 million euros, which could reach up to 60 million euros (about 97.5 billion won), including bonuses. Since Lee Kang-in moved to PSG for 22 million euros (about 35.7 billion won) two years ago, it is almost three times the amount if all the bonuses are triggered. However, PSG rejected the offer immediately and did not sit at the negotiating table.




L'Equipe added 'Nottingham is ready to raise the amount if PSG changes its stance. Fulham, AC Milan and Napoli are also showing interest', adding that Lee Kang-in's transfer can only proceed if PSG changes its position.

Originally, PSG's position was that it could send Lee Kang-in as long as he matched the transfer fee he wanted. Looking at the remarks of journalist Fabrice Hawkins, who works for RMC Sports, a leading French media outlet, and is very fluent in PSG's internal information, on the 26th, "Lee Kang-in is currently receiving an offer. Even today, if a club appears that offers the amount PSG wants, it will let him go, although it has not revealed exactly how much it wants. If Lee Kang-in agrees with the club, PSG will not hold onto him. PSG explained that it would break up with Lee Kang-in if he made a good offer.
' Lee Kang-in, the 'football ace,' is really ruined, and he rejected 97 billion proposals that could not escape from the EPL trapped in PSG
However, PSG does not seem to have any intention of selling Lee Kang-in, given that it rejected the offer sent by Nottingham without even thinking about it. If the bonus clause was rejected because it was a difficult condition to achieve, PSG would have made a negotiating table and tried to talk to Nottingham, but they refused to even negotiate.

PSG has to find a new replacement if Lee Kang-in is sent out, but it is presumed that they changed their position to leave Lee Kang-in without sending him because the transfer market is not far away.




It is the worst news for Lee Kang-in. Since the second half of last season, Lee Kang-in has been completely pushed out of the competition to become a starting PSG player, and more games are spent only on the bench. In the match against Toulouse on the 31st, PSG won a 6-3 victory, but Lee Kang-in failed to play as a substitute. Spending time only on the bench ahead of the World Cup will inevitably have a negative impact on player performance and growth.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.