Man Utd are allegedly close to signing Napoli defender Kim Min-jae for £56 million.
The Red Devils are looking to strengthen their center-back options during the summer transfer window.
Kim Min-jae has been brilliant for Napoli this season Credit: Alamy
Kim Min-jae’s Serie A stats this season
Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez have impressed under Erik ten Hag this season.
But Harry Maguire is being linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
And Victor Lindelof could also be shown the exit door – with reports he may even be included in the deal for South Korean Min-jae.
Min-jae 26, has been heavily linked with a switch to Man Utd after a sensational season with the Serie A champions.
He has played a key role in helping Napoli to their first scudetto since 1990.
According to Il Mattino, he will depart at the end of the season irrespective of Napoli’s desire to keep him.
And a deal with Man Utd is understood to be “practically done” despite people close to the defender having doubts about the move.
It is also believed United have identified a house for Min-jae to live in.
Kim Min-jae’s move to United is ‘practically done’ and the club have identified a house for him
Erik ten Hag will be fine tuning large swathes of the United squad during the transfer window
This would indicate a deal is close to being clinched.
United are understood to have offered him a £7.8m per season salary – although they are yet to meet with Napoli to table an official bid.
They are expected to pay his £56million release clause – meaning Napoli will make a £37m profit just 12 months after signing him from Fenerbahce.
The South Korea international’s defensive output helped seal Napoli’s historic Serie A title
Victor Osimhen (on Kim’s back) is another Scudetto-winner being eye by the Manchester club
