"Japan's Top Players" Beyond SON Rags...Manchester United interest officially admits "transferable" club
"Japan's Top Players" Beyond SON Rags...Manchester United interest officially admits "transferable" club
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Kaoru Mitoma (27, Brighton and Hove Albion) has surpassed Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham Hotspur). Brighton is displaying stellar performance as a top player, and it has recently been linked to Manchester United, which is preparing to reshuffle its team.
Mitoma has recently emerged as one of the Asian players in the European soccer transfer market. According to the soccer transfer market media "Transfermarkt," Mitoma's market value is currently estimated at 45 million euros (about 71 billion won). Son Heung-min, who played as the top player in the Premier League for 10 years, has a market value of 30 million euros (about 47.3 billion won), and Mitoma will surpass Son's market value.
In other words, he has emerged as an Asian player who is highly valued on the European stage. In this regard, the British 'Sports Mall' reported on the 23rd (Korea time) that "Manchester United is showing interest in Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma," and that "the new coach, Hoobeng Amorim, is being evaluated as having enough quality to play for Manchester United." The media claimed that many Premier League clubs, including Chelsea, received attention for their impressive performances over the past year.
In the 2022-23 season, Mitoma made a strong impression by scoring seven goals and six assists in the Premier League at Brighton. He has scored 10 goals and eight assists, including in the Cup. Although his performance slowed down a bit due to ankle and back injuries in the middle of last season, he recovered his form this season and has eight goals and three assists in 34 games. He has displayed consistent performances by scoring 21 goals and 15 assists in his 100 games as a member of Brighton.
He scored his 15th Premier League goal in January against Manchester United. It is a record that exceeds Shinji Okazaki, who wrote the "winning fairy tale" of the Premier League with Leicester City. As a result, Mitoma became the highest scorer in the Japanese Premier League. As he has a solid presence in the Premier League, a number of clubs, including Manchester United, Chelsea, and Saudi Arabia, are reportedly seeking to transfer.
Alnasr tried to recruit Mitoma by offering a whopping 54 million pounds (about 102.1 billion won) in the transfer market last winter, but Brighton refused. Mitoma also wanted to continue its challenge in Europe rather than Saudi Arabia for the moment. At this point, Mitoma's potential transfer fee is around 80 million euros (about 126.7 billion won), which reflects Brighton's long-term contract until 2027. 바카라
Brighton CEO Paul Barber said in an interview with British public broadcaster 'BBC', referring to Mitoma's possible transfer, "We are always aware that the best players are interested in a bigger club. We want to hold on to them for a long time if possible, but we also need to push for a transfer at the right time due to the club's operating model."
"We cannot conclude that the transfer time of Brighton's top players will be this summer, but there is definitely a possibility of a future transfer," he added.