Over the course of the past few months, we saw a surprising interest from Manchester United in Kim Min-jae.
This came after the player’s strong start to the season, as he has more than filled the gap left by Kalidou Koulibaly, who left for Chelsea, and has been key to Napoli’s great success to date.
There quickly came talk of a potential clause in the defender’s contract that interested clubs, such as Manchester United, could take advantage of.
It was said to be around €45-50m, which would be very affordable for the Red Devils, and it was quickly clarified that it would only be active next summer.
Still, there has been a need for Napoli’s lawyer, Mattia Grassani, to come out and clear the air once and for all regarding the South Korea international, warning interested clubs that they will have a short window to work with if they want to trigger the clause.
He told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, relayed by TuttoMercatoWeb: “In the summer, the Kim Min-jae clause will be valid for 15 days. The will of the club where there are clauses is to limit the validity of the clause for a very short time. For the simple reason that, in this way, any departures and replacements can be evaluated in time.”
The website then clarify that the clause stands at €45m, meaning Manchester United know exactly how much they will need to spend if they want the defender at Old Trafford.
