Atletico Madrid rolled up their sleeves to recruit ‘Golden Boy’ Lee Kang-in (Mallorca).
Spain’s Pichajes reported on the 8th (Korean time) that ‘Atletico Madrid is paying attention to Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in, who is having a wonderful season in Mallorca’. “Atletico Madrid has yet to contact Mallorca or Lee Kang-in, but they are thinking about 20 million euros (about 29.2 billion won) for the transfer fee,” he said. The 20 million euros is much higher than the 18 million euros recently known as Lee Kang-in’s buyout. To pay more than the buyout is a sign of the will to gain an advantage in the fight against competitors and to recruit Lee Kang-in.
As is known,카지노사이트 Atletico Madrid wanted to sign Lee Kang-in in the transfer market last winter. Lee Kang-in also wanted a new challenge, but he could not achieve his will amid opposition from Mallorca. Atletico Madrid is once again attempting to recruit Lee Kang-in. According to Pichais, Atletico Madrid is quite serious about signing Lee Kang-in. Pichahes said, ‘Lee Kang-in meets the conditions of the player Atletico Madrid is looking for’ and ‘Lee Kang-in is young and talented. ‘His ability to balance the game and his versatility are highly regarded by Atlético Madrid,’ he said.
In fact, Atletico Madrid is making a major change this season. There is a high possibility of parting ways with João Felix, who is currently on loan at Chelsea, and another attacking midfielder, Thomas Lemar, is also likely to leave Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid, which is trying to win the championship next season, is pointing out Lee Kang-in as an important puzzle. Football España said on the 8th, ‘Atletico Madrid, which wants to strengthen its offensive power, has tapped Lee Kang-in as the first card. I have the will to win the title over Real Madrid and Barcelona.” Atletico Madrid are in second place in the league this season. Last season, they were in 3rd place.
Lee Kang-in is doing his best this season. He scored 6 goals and 4 assists this season, becoming the first Korean player to record double-digit attack points in La Liga. On the 24th of last month, against Getafe, he exploded his first multi-goal in La Liga and the first multi-goal in La Liga for a Korean player. Previously, in the match against Celta Bigo on the 18th, the club history was also written. According to Opta, a media specializing in soccer records and statistics, Lee Kang-in’s successful 9 dribbles against Celta Vigo are the first in the club’s history since Gonzalo Castro recorded the same record against Osasuna in 2009.
In addition to receiving the highest ratings from various media, the La Liga official MOM has also been selected several times. He continued to be named in the Best 11 of the La Liga Week. Marka said, “Lee Kang-in proved to be a great protagonist and the most outstanding player,” and Ars praised him, saying, “He is the center and owner of Mallorca’s play. He plays, fights, dodges, runs, attacks and defends.” Even the always cool head coach Javier Aguirre said after the match against Bilbao, “I don’t like to point out and praise a single player. But Lee Kang-in is having the best season ever since he came here. It proves,” he praised.
Lee Kang-in was nominated for the Primera Liga 2022-2023 season’Team of the Year’ on the 2nd. Kang-in Lee was named in the midfielder category along with Luka Modric, who is called the world’s best midfielder, Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos (above Real Madrid), Frankie The Yong, Pedri, and Pablo Gavi (above Barcelona). Lee Kang-in is the first Korean player to be nominated for Team of the Year. On the 28th of last month, he was also selected as the 30th round basque goal in La Liga. Lee Kang-in won 65% of the vote, beating Rappa Mir, Alex, Centellas, and Ferrantores. In the match against Getafe, Lee Kang-in ran 70m in extra time in the second half and scored with a sharp shot. It was a fantastic goal reminiscent of Son Heung-min’s goal against Burnley, which won the Puskas Award. Kang-in Lee is the first Korean player to win the best goal in the round. Lee Kang-in was also nominated for Player of the Month for April. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Iñaki Williams (Bilbao), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Nusayri, and Amalach were nominated along with Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in
Lee Kang-in is receiving love calls from other clubs based on his performance. Tottenham, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Brighton, Wolverhampton and Burnley are watching Lee Kang-in. In England, Tottenham and Aston Villa are quite active. In particular, if you transfer to Tottenham, you can eat rice with Son Heung-min. On the 3rd, Spain’s Eldesmarque said, “Tottenham, run by Daniel Levy, is aiming for Lee Kang-in, who has a buyout clause of 17 million euros (approximately 25 billion won).” Tottenham, who want to strengthen the attacking team, even planned to recruit Lee Kang-in using Son Heung-min. However, from the perspective of Tottenham, who do not currently have a manager or general manager, it is not easy to jump into the recruitment of Lee Kang-in right away. Aston Villa, which is aiming to compete in the European competition, is also a club that wants to recruit Lee Kang-in at the active request of coach Unai Emery. Newcastle are second to none when it comes to money.
In this situation, Atletico Madrid plans to confirm the signing of Lee Kang-in early. “Atletico Madrid are looking to secure a place in the European Champions League before they start planning their squad for next season,” said Pichajes. Lee Kang-in is one of the main options,’ he said, ‘Atletico Madrid will be willing to work to sign one of the most promising players in the world.’ The idea is to quickly take Lee Kang-in before the competition starts. For this, Atlético Madrid plans to pay more than the buyout. From the point of view of Mallorca, there is no reason to refuse because they can earn a large transfer fee through Lee Kang-in, whose contract expires in 2025. Local media such as AS said, “Lee Kang-in will leave Mallorca this summer,” and made the transfer a fait accompli. Atletico Madrid’s active movement continues, and Lee Kang-in’s future is also rapidly changing.