Eventually signing Clément Lenglet on loan, Antonio Conte made it clear he wanted at least one more centre-back in his Tottenham squad.
Among the targets mentioned was 25-year-old Kim Min-jae, who eventually ended up at Napoli to try and help replace Kalidou Koulibaly.
Then at Fenerbahçe, the player was the subject of multiple rumours, including a move to Tottenham, which has since been backed up by Ho Lee, described as ‘close collaborator’ to the footballer.
The news comes, according to Calcio Napoli 24, as part of a ‘documentary about Korean footballers’ ahead of the World Cup, where he was asked about the transfer stories that surrounded the centre-back.
If we look at how much Lenglet has played, perhaps what he says makes some sense, as the Frenchman, following his abductor injury in mid-August, has only started the one Premier League game for Spurs, in the most recent 2-1 win over Fulham.
He spent the previous three games on the Tottenham bench, while Kim Min-jam, down his end, has started every single game Napoli have played, scoring two goals along the way, against Monza and Lazio.
