The full interview with Kim’s agent is over at the Korean site Naver, however, once one begins to attempt to translate and piece together in a lucid format, it becomes apparent that a summary from someone fluent in both Korean and English is really the answer. Thankfully, the journalist Hyung Seo has been able to make sense of the tale.
Based upon the information before us, most likely, it appears that getting Juan Foyth loaned out took so damn long, that the opportunity to sign Kim Min-jae before the Chinese Super League window closed on September 30th was the cause of the problem. Has the Argentine been registered with VillaReal, then there may have been a chance.
The original piece on Naver is a protracted story of no sleep and numerous frustrations over details of the transfer being leaked to the press, and then ultimately, Tottenham threatening to return for the defender in the January window, as time ran out.
Anyone one would think these transfer windows just popped up out of nowhere, eh?
