Urgent! On July 27, Chinese time came heavy news, Serie A giants Napoli officially announced that Korean center back Kim Min Ja officially transferred to the team, the transfer fee from Turkey's Fenerbahce. Both sides contractually agreed that Kim Min Jae will play in Napoli for up to three years, and Beijing Guoan will also benefit from this transfer, share of 4 million euros in secondary transfer proceeds.
Napoli president De Laurentiis himself confirmed the authenticity of the transfer with a photo. Kim thus becomes the third South Korean player to set foot in Serie A, following former teammates Ahn Jeong-hwan and Lee Seung-woo.
It is worth mentioning that Kim Min Jae was originally expected to join the French Ligue 1 Rennes, but Napoli by activating the 20 million euros release fee, successfully "cut off". Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has praised Kim Min Jae, who is the ideal successor to Koulibaly.
According to a number of media, Kim Min Jae signed a three-year contract with Napoli, and the contract also has a two-year extension clause, when Kim Min Jae's annual salary is expected to reach 2.5 million euros. At the same time, because Kim Min Jae in joining Fenerbahce has signed a second transfer share agreement, Beijing Guoan will also get 4 million euros from this transfer share.
Minjae Kim, 25, is an accomplished center back who has shown great defensive ability in the two years he has played for Beijing Guoan since joining the team in January 2019.In August 2021, he moved to Turkey, where he made 40 appearances as the team's starting center back in all competitions last season and contributed a goal.
