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.
Man Utd want to recruit one of Napoli’s Serie A championsRex
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 Min-Jae has a £40million release clauseRex
And Man Utd want to sign him after his exploits helping Napoli win the Serie A title
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.