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10MA TOPICS! [KOREA FA] Klinsmann leaves Serie A title-winner Min-jae out of squad

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June 5, 2023

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Seoul: Kim Min-jae will miss Korea Republic’s friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador next week after head coach Jurgen Klinsmann left the Napoli defender out of his 23-man squad for the games in Busan and Daejon.

Kim was named Serie A’s best defender for the season after playing a key role in Napoli’s first league title win in 33 years but the 26-year-old former Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors centre-half has been rested for the games on June 16 and 20.


“It’s always an open situation where things can happen,” Klinsmann said of his squad selection. “We would love to have Min-jae with us in this camp but we don’t have Min-jae with us. He just won an incredible title in Italy. .....


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