Foreign media reported that four European clubs, including Newcastle and Aston Villa, of the English Premier League (EPL) are interested in bringing Lee Kang-in (22, Mallorca) in the winter transfer market.
Spanish media Marca reported on the 8th (local time) that Burnley, which is in first place in the English Championship (2nd division), including Newcastle and Aston Villa, and Feyenoord, a prestigious Dutch club, are considering signing Kang-in Lee.
The media reported that these teams had not yet handed over an official proposal to Lee Kang-in’s team Mallorca (Spain).
However, the media reported that power analysts are showing interest in recruiting Lee Kang-in by visiting Mallorca’s home stadium where the match was played against Atletico Madrid in November last year.
In this game, Lee Kang-in stepped on the ground as a starter and played 72 minutes. Although he could not increase his offensive points, he actively moved forward and contributed to the team’s 1-0 victory.
According to Marka, Lee Kang-in’s buyout is estimated at 17 million euros (approximately 22.6 billion won).
Buyout is a kind of minimum transfer fee that the original team has no choice but to allow the player to transfer during the contract period.
Other clubs can negotiate a transfer with the player they want by presenting the buyout amount.
It was sold to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF), and it is not a huge burden for Newcastle or Aston Villa, which have ‘oil money’, said Marka.
Newcastle (9 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss) is in 3rd place in the league this season. If you keep this ranking, you get a ticket to the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL).
Aston Villa is in 10th place after Chelsea (7 wins, 4 draws, 6 losses) with 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses.
Feyenoord has been consistently mentioned as one of the clubs interested in Lee Kang-in since the transfer market last summer.
Feyenoord, where Song Jong-guk and Lee Chun-soo once played, is a prestigious league that ranks third in league championships (15 times), following Ajax (36 times) and PSV Eindhoven (24 times).
With 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss this season, they have 34 points, beating Ajax (31 points) and leading the league.
Lee Kang-in 스포츠토토 is playing as a key player for Mallorca, scoring 2 goals and 3 assists in the Spanish Primera Liga (La Liga) this season.
As a member of the Korean national team, he participated in all four matches at the World Cup in Qatar and contributed to advancing to the round of 16 for the first time in 12 years.
In particular, in the second group match against Ghana (2-3 loss), he played a big role, helping Cho Kyu-seong (Jeonbuk) to score a header in the first minute of the second half.
Mallorca, which was only 16th last season, is now in 10th place with 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in 16 games this season thanks to Lee Kang-in’s performance.
Marca said, “Mallorca wants to keep Lee Kang-in until the end of the season, but (other clubs) are interested, so it won’t be easy.”