Arsenal eye Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae in January

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 10:20 · Archive

Arsenal are reportedly targeting Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae as defensive cover in the January transfer window.

Arsenal are considering signing Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae in January to address injury problems in their backline. William Saliba remains sidelined after a World Cup injury and has not played this season, whilst Piero Hincapie is expected to miss several weeks with an ankle injury.

Kim, 29, joined Bayern from Napoli for £43.5 million in 2023, making him the most expensive Asian footballer in history at that time. He has made 122 appearances for Bayern and won multiple honours including two Bundesliga titles, two German Super Cups and the DFB-Pokal. However, injury problems and competition for places have limited his opportunities, with manager Vincent Kompany preferring Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah. He has started only two Bundesliga matches this season.

German newspaper Bild reports that Kim is on the verge of leaving Bayern in search of a fresh challenge. Arsenal's interest is reportedly being driven by Maurizio Micheli, the club's head of scouting, who worked with Kim at Napoli. Bayern are said to be open to selling Kim and fellow player Alphonso Davies to raise funds for their own January transfers.

How it is being reported

• Arsenal eye shock transfer for Bayern Munich flop with backroom figure leading the chargeArsenal could make a surprise move in January to sign Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae, who has found game time hard to come by but has an admirer at the EmiratesMirror Sport · 16 Oct, 10:05
• Arsenal ‘hunting’ former Chelsea and Man Utd target as ’emergency’ signingArsenal are reportedly eyeing Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are plotting an ’emergency’ move to sign Bayern Munich misfit Kim Min-jae in the January transfer window, according to reports in Germany. Kim joined Bayern from Napoli for €50million (£43.5m) back in 2023 –…Metro · 15 Oct, 16:26

In this story: Arsenal · Bayern Munich · Kim Min-jae · Napoli · William Saliba · Piero Hincapie · Maurizio Micheli · Vincent Kompany

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