Enzo Maresca’s quarrel with the Chelsea board relating to a central defender’s signing following Levi Colwill’s harm was one of many causes for a breakdown in his relationship with the membership, and although he’s sacked, it’s clear the Blues want a centre again.
Current shows within the Premier League have proven an absence of high quality within the coronary heart of their backline and after Liam Rosenior’s appointment, it’s anticipated that the Londoners spend on a central defender’s signing sooner moderately than later.
Fichajes has reported that Chelsea are trying into the signing of Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae, who has fallen down the pecking order with the Bundesliga giants, and may very well be on the transfer shortly to be able to reignite his profession.
Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah have been Vincent Kompany’s most well-liked centre-back pairing, which has meant that Kim Min-jae’s sport time has stayed very restricted, seeing his function solely 9 occasions within the Bundesliga marketing campaign to date.
Min-jae an honest medium-term repair
Kim Min-jae guarantees to be an honest medium-term repair for Chelsea. He’ll flip 30 in November this yr, so he isn’t precisely a long-term possibility for the membership, particularly contemplating what number of younger gamers they signal, however he has sufficient expertise.
Having achieved effectively at Napoli in addition to in his early days at Bayern Munich, Min-jae may do effectively at Chelsea. He is ready to maintain the backline collectively, has robust bodily and aerial prowess, nice sport intelligence and passing vary from the again.
The South Korean worldwide is valued at £22 million on Transfermarkt and whereas Chelsea can afford to signal him, it stays to be seen if they will persuade Bayern Munich into sanctioning a deal halfway by the season for an important secondary participant.
