Romano: Milan tried summer swap deal for Kim Min-jae – what filters about January pursuit

AC Milan tried for Kim Min-jae in the summer and they are expected to try again in January, but it will be a very hard deal to pull off.

This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport spoke of Kim being the ‘dream’ target for Milan, but even though the centre-back would be open to returning to Italy, it will be anything but an easy pursuit for the management.

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Transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano commented on his YouTube channel on the Kim situation, addressing the reports that have surfaced in recent days about a move to the Rossoneri. His comments have been relayed by MilanNews.

“In recent transfer windows, he’s often been linked to Italian clubs, in this case AC Milan. There’s always a lot of talk about a return for Kim, who clearly achieved something extraordinary in Italy with that Scudetto win with Napoli, a key figure.

“Beyond our approval of him in the summer, Milan had inquired about him, but even then the salary issue was insurmountable, and even including a few players in the negotiations wasn’t enough.

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“The German club, it seems, has no intention of letting go of key players from a team that isn’t doing well, but rather doing better. They’re incredibly enthusiastic about the unity of the squad and coach Kompany.

“Losing Kim to Bayern in this transfer window would truly mean losing a key player. The message coming from Bayern is that they don’t intend to let go of Kim.”

Sky Sport DE journalist Florian Plettenberg reported in a tweet this morning that several clubs are interested in the South Korean, citing Fenerbahçe as the main club but also some Italian sides. However, the 29-year-old is ‘rejecting all offers and is determined to stay at Bayern’.