Supporters of Tottenham Hotspur have been reacting to a transfer update regarding the signing of Beijing Guoan centre-back Min-jae Kim.
According to South Korean outlet KBS News, Jose Mourinho’s outfit is confident of agreeing a deal with his Beijing club for the signing of the 23-year-old.
The deal will reportedly set Spurs back somewhere in the region of €17m (£15.4m) as that is a fee that ‘both parties are in tune’ with.
As stated by KBS News, the player will have made his decision on the transfer by the time the Chinese Super League is due to start on 25th July.
This report was then relayed to social media by @Daily_Hotspur, which had many supporters reacting.
#thfc are confident of agreeing a deal to sign Beijing Guoan centre-back Kim Min-jae. Both clubs are expected to agree a transfer fee of €17M. Min-jae will decide whether he will sign for Spurs by July 25 when the Chinese Super League restarts. | @KBSnews
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) July 15, 2020
Could be an absolute gem of a signing and a steal at that price. Play him at RB, Sess at LB and allow him to move to LM in attack, like what Aurier does now. We’d be so much better defensively and Sess would be able to go forward and do what he does best.
— Rickles ?? (@burks_eric) July 15, 2020
Would be a great signing?
— ????????? (@Lmorapid) July 15, 2020
Wow, I am excited we’ve never signed a bad Korean. Y.P lee and H.M Son hopefully he follows in their footsteps but we need to give him time to settle
— Spurs In pidgin (@PidginSpurs) July 15, 2020
The 23-year-old currently has one and a half years left on his contract with Beijing Guoan and a market value of £720,000 according to Transfermarkt.
Would you be happy if Spurs managed to sign Min-jae Kim from Beijing Guoan?
Yes, he looks a talent
No, he's not good enough
Pls pull this offf?
— Naomi (@naithfc) July 15, 2020
£17m? Is that it? That guys a tank loool bring him in
— ?? (@J0RDANFT) July 15, 2020
Min-jae Kim arrived at his current club in January 2019 for a fee of £4.73m from South Korean club Jeonbuk Motors (per Transfermarkt).
Since his arrival in Beijing, the defender has made 34 appearances for his club in which he has neither scored nor assisted.
Man looks like a beast look up on youtube how he tackled moussa
— ?????? (@bakarbruh) July 15, 2020
— Victor Avalos (@_VictorAvalos) July 15, 2020
As can be seen in these responses from Spurs supporters, they are excited by the prospect of signing the South Korean defender.