Kim Min-jae, the ‘kaiser’ of Naples

The unprecedented time that the Naplesundisputed leader of A seriesit cannot be explained without its marshal, Kim Min Jae (26 years old). The centre-back is having a dream campaign, leading the ‘partenopea’ defence, who have lost the least in the Italian championship with just 16 goals against, and disputed the Qatar World Cup together South Koreawhere I get to round of 16.

Season and historical achievement

The set of Luciano Spalletti possibly the best course in its history is taking shape, first in the league with 71 points already 19 of the secondThe lazioand in quarterfinals of the Champions Leaguefor the first time in the history of the club, where it will face the Milan. But not only that, the miracle of the ‘Neapolitans’ is more deserved after all the casualties they suffered in the summer, where important players like Recognizable, Koulibaly, Fabian either Mertenswhich caused a revolution in the offices of Diego Armando Maradona to rebuild the team. The reconstruction of one of the greats Italy had as protagonists Kvaratskhelia, Simeon, N’dombélé, raspadori, agonyor ownership Kim Jin JaeBesides others.

beyond georgian Kvaratskheliathe signing Kim It is also a historic achievement, because it was incorporated from Fenerbahçe just for 18 million. The defender arrives with the difficult mission of replacing a benchmark of the club such as Kalidou Koulibaly and more to follow, as shown by 3,015 minutes who has played in all competitions, as his coach’s third most-used outfield player, just behind Not Lorenzo and Lobotka.

Best centers today

The number “3” of Naples He is a player who stands out for his force and his passing in the game, thanks to him 1.90m of height But in addition to these two qualities, the South Korean is a very fast footballer, with a fine ball output, with a great temper and with a very high percentage of success in one on one. Furthermore, himself Spalletti He is pleased to have him under his command and sees him as the best centre-back today: “At the moment, Kim Min Jae is he best central defender in the world“said the Italian coach.

Also, without reducing any kind of merit to the technical secretariat of the entire south of Italy, led by the sports director Cristiano Giuntoli, Jose Mourinho He is already interested in the defender and even talked to him on FaceTime when he was training the Tottenham: “I have something to tell you, I’ve talked to him several times on FaceTime, I want to take him to Tottenhambut Tottenham did not help me, the player was 10 million and offered five, at that time I could not spend money. I talked to him two or three times on FaceTime, he really wanted to come but he didn’t come,” he said. ‘The Special’.