Man Utd ‘line up Napoli star with Ten Hag ready to pay £13m MORE than release clause to secure transfer’
MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly set to offer £13million MORE than Kim Min-Jae’s release clause in order to land one of Napoli’s Serie A heroes.
Napoli blew their competition out of the water to win the Italian league with five games to spare.
And now Erik ten Hag wants to bring in some of that title-winning flair by recruiting Napoli star defender Kim.
According to Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, the 26-year-old has a £40m release clause which foreign clubs can trigger this summer.
However, in an effort to ensure they land the South Korean United are said to be willing to pay £53m, an excess of £13m more than needed.
United reportedly feel this will convince Napoli to sell to them rather than rivals.
Long-term injuries to Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane ahead of the season run-in have highlighted United’s lack of quality at centre-back.
Luke Shaw has been forced to fill in as an auxiliary CB as opposed to his usual left-back role.
Club captain Harry Maguire could be on his way out in the summer as Ten Hag seeks to improve his options in a bid to return United to the summit of the English game.
South Korean Kim has appeared in 33 games this season, scoring twice.
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Kim’s influence has been widespread with him helping to marshall the meanest defence in Italy‘s top tier – 17 clean sheets with just 23 goals conceded – following his transfer from Fenerbache last summer.
United have also been keeping an eye on Victor Osimhen, who will doubtless have a number of suitors after his title-winning exploits which see him top the goalscoring charts with 23 goals.