Only one South Korean footballer has played for Manchester United, and he was a huge success.
Park Ji-Sung won four Premier League titles, three League Cups, and one Champions League.
In recent weeks and months there has been another South Korean strongly linked with a move to Manchester United, Napoli defender Kim Min-Jae.
Now his compatriot Park Ji-Sung has been discussing the in-form Napoli star.
Park Ji-Sung backs Kim Min-Jae
Reports last month from Goal and The Mirror had linked Manchester United with a move for the defender.
Speaking to Tuttomercatoweb, Park Ji-Sung was quizzed about the current South Korea international, and it is clear he rates him highly.
Park said: “Extraordinary, what a talent. He took the right step by going to play in Turkey and showed himself ready to take a step forward.
“He didn’t come directly to Italy but step by step, so he grew and there is no doubt that he is doing extraordinary things, as a technical leader and personality in Naples.”
Napoli signed Kim Min-Jae for just £3 million in the summer. Now he is worth substantially more.
He has a million release clause of around £40 million which appears good value. In comments reported by Fabrizio Romano, Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti talked up the defender..
Spalletti said: “Kim Min-Jae is the best centre-back in the world right now”.
Kim’s Napoli are on course to win Serie A and are into the Champions League quarter-finals.
With question marks hovering over Harry Maguire’s Manchester United future, a move for Kim Min-Jae could come into sharper focus in the summer.
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