HERE WE GO Exclusive, Kim Min-jae, Ronaldo's refusal to transfer to Al Nasr The reason why the transfer to TER Juventus AC Milan failed is his salary

Sep 09, 2025

HERE WE GO Exclusive, Kim Min-jae, Ronaldo's refusal to transfer to Al Nasr The reason why the transfer to TER Juventus AC Milan failed is his salary
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Did Kim Min-jae really get a lot of attention in the summer transfer market.

European transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano talked about the transfer market on his personal YouTube channel on the 6th (Korea time). One of the names mentioned by reporter Romano was Kim Min-jae.

Reporter Romano said "I want to talk about Kim Min-jae, the player that many people asked about in the last few days. Kim Min-jae was connected to Inter Milan at the beginning of the transfer market, but became a candidate for AC Milan at the end of the transfer market. Kim also explained, "I've been connected to a lot of Italian clubs over the past few months."




However, the only team that really approached Kim Min-jae was Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr. Reporter Romano said "The only team that can say I really had a conversation with Kim Min-jae is Al Nasr. Al-Nasr really considered recruiting Kim Min-jae before signing Inigo Martinez. It was a real possibility" he began to expose.
HERE WE GO Exclusive, Kim Min-jae, Ronaldo's refusal to transfer to Al Nasr The reason why the transfer to TER Juventus AC Milan failed is his salary
Romano continued "But the transfer did not happen. This is because Kim Min-jae has chosen his priority to leave open the possibility of continuing to play in Europe`"Kim Min-jae said he refused to go to Saudi Arabia.

Al-Nasr is understood to have given Ronaldo the power to participate in the club's decision-making after signing a new contract with Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo also agreed to try to recruit Kim Min-jae. However, Kim Min-jae wanted to stay in Europe, so his trip to Saudi Arabia failed.

Reporter Romano explained another reason why Kim Min-jae could not transfer to another team. He said "Some teams considered Kim Min-jae, but one of the reasons why he didn't want to go to Italy is really about salary rather than contract. Bayern Munich were really open to negotiations until the end of the transfer window. The problem was money."
HERE WE GO Exclusive, Kim Min-jae, Ronaldo's refusal to transfer to Al Nasr The reason why the transfer to TER Juventus AC Milan failed is his salary
Reporter Romano said "In Bayern, Kim Min-jae receives an annual salary of more than 7 million euros (about 11.4 billion won). In the Italian league, it's money given to a striker or a player at that level. Kim Min-jae is a fantastic defensive player, and he made history in Naples. However, it is difficult for Italian clubs to make such a contract by paying a transfer fee of 25 million to 35 million euros (about 40.7 billion won to 57 billion won) that Bayern decided.

Finally, he said "This is the reason why Kim Min-jae did not talk about moving to AC Milan, Inter Milan, or Juventus. From a soccer point of view, bringing Kim Min-jae back to Italy is a very attractive story. But with an annual salary like this, it's a very complicated trade in terms of cost. It is a possible transfer if Kim Min-jae cuts his salary as he returns to Italy. But that didn't happen this summer.'



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.