In the Premier League as well as in Germany and Portugal, interest in 18-year-old Kim Ji-soo (Seongnam), who is the ‘post Kim Min-jae’, is pouring.
Argentina, where promising players from all over the world gather, will be the site of Kim Ji-soo’s showcase.
According to the football world on the 15th, Brentford recently made an official offer to Seongnam, the current team, to recruit Kim Ji-soo.
Brentford offered 스포츠토토 Seongnam a transfer fee that met the 700,000-dollar (approximately 930 million won) buyout clause (minimum transfer fee guaranteed for transfer) entered into the contract between Seongnam and Kim Ji-soo.
In addition, in the case of a transfer from Brentford to another club in the future, a ‘cell-on clause’ was proposed to return part of the transfer fee to Seongnam.
An official from Seongnam said, “It is true that Kim Ji-soo received an offer.”
The atmosphere in England is also unusual.
British media Daily Mail also reported on the 16th (Korean time) that Brentford is negotiating a contract by paying 560,000 pounds (approximately 940.32 million won) of Kim Ji-soo’s buyout.
The press reported, “Kim Ji-soo is known as a player regularly scouted by Bayern Munich and Sporting Lisbon.”
Kim Ji-soo received a lot of attention last season as a semi-professional player in Seongnam early on. At the time, the explanation of the club was that he had a good field of view using his tall height, and his interpersonal defense and passing ability were also excellent.
Kim Ji-soo’s true value was revealed, and when Son Heung-min’s Tottenham Hotspur visited Korea last year, he was selected as a team K-League All-Star and faced Tottenham strikers.
Kim Ji-soo is also a key center back in the U-20 national team led by coach Kim Eun-joong. He also played an active part as a key member of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) U-20 Asian Cup held in Uzbekistan in March.
Now, Jisoo Kim is on the world stage. Kim Eun-joong, who succeeded in advancing to the U-20 World Cup finals by advancing to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, is facing France, Gambia and Honduras in Argentina.
Kim Ji-soo’s true value will be revealed on the stage where promising players from all over the world gather. It is truly a ‘showcase’ for European clubs that are aiming for him.
Immediately, on the 23rd, Korea will play the first round of the group stage against France, which is flooded with promising players. From this game, Kim Ji-soo’s full-fledged showcase will be held.