"Il-Mitoma? It's not worth signing a contract"...Munich source opposes recruitment of Son Heung-min from Japan → "Older and fewer offensive points"
"Il-Mitoma? It's not worth signing a contract"...Munich source opposes recruitment of Son Heung-min from Japan → "Older and fewer offensive points"
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It has been argued that Bayern Munich should not recruit Mitoma Kaoru (Brighton and Hove Albion).메이저사이트
Bavarian Football Works, a media outlet specializing in Bayern Munich, reported on the 25th (Korea time) that "Bayern Munich is seeking to recruit Brighton winger Mitoma Kaoru and has already had a meeting, but is it worth the transfer fee?"
Bayern Munich, Germany's prestigious Bundesliga, is seeking to recruit Japanese national winger Mitoma.
According to the media, recent reporters Toby Altcheple and Christian Polk of the leading German newspaper Bild said, "Bayern Munich is keeping an eye on Brighton winger Mitoma Kaoru," adding, "München scouts have visited Brighton several times to see Mitoma's performance in person."
He added, "The transfer fee for the Japanese national team Mitoma is expected to be 40 million to 45 million euros (about 62.1 billion to 69.8 billion won)."
Florian Plattenberg, a reporter from Sky Sports Germany who is familiar with the Munich news, also said on his social networking service (SNS), "Max Everl and Christoph Freund met with Kaoru Mitoma's agent in person, as revealed yesterday."
"Mitoma has signaled that it is open to a transfer," he said. "Bayern Munich has been informed that it may be transferred for about 50 million euros (about 77.6 billion won)," he said, explaining that Mitoma is also thinking positively about moving to Munich.
"Brighton wants to keep Mitoma, but Mitoma is currently on the list that Bayern Munich is considering as a substitute for Kingsley Coman or Leroy You," he said. "There is no agreement or proposal yet. Bayern Munich is also in contact with Rafael Leão (AC Milan)."
Born in 1997, winger Mitoma has successfully settled in the Premier League. After joining Brighton, he had an impressive year with 10 goals and eight assists in 41 matches in all tournaments, including seven goals and six assists in the league, in the 2022-23 season, his debut season in the Premier League.
He finished with three goals and five assists in 26 games due to ankle injuries in the 2023-24 season, but he signed a four-year contract with the club until 2027 in October 2023 while playing as a main member of Brighton.
When Mitoma signed his contract, Roberto de Gerby, who was leading Brighton at the time, said, "It's good news. Mitoma is Brighton's best player," he said with joy.
"It is fantastic news that a player of the same level as Mitoma will be able to be with us in the long term," Brighton Technical Director David Weir said with a smile. "Mitoma has become one of our most important players as he quickly adapted to the Premier League last season."
Even after the opening of the 2024-25 season, Mitoma was a key player in Brighton, and also received attention from Saudi Arabian club Alnasr during the winter transfer market in January. At that time, Alnasr sent an official offer to recruit Mitoma, but Brighton refused to do so and kept Mitoma.
After staying in Brighton, Mitoma scored in double figures for the first time since his Premier League debut.
Mitoma scored in the 37th round home game of the Premier League in 2024-25 season against Liverpool on the 20th, contributing to the 3-2 victory. At that time, he achieved his 10th goal in the league, becoming the first Japanese player to score more than 10 goals in the Premier League.
With his good performance in the Premier League, Mitoma is attracting attention from world-class big club Bayern Munich, but 'Bavarian Football Works' opposed Munich's recruitment of Mitoma.
The reason for the opposition to recruitment of Mitoma is because of his age and performance. Mitoma is 28 years old this year, and has scored 24 goals and 19 assists in 107 matches so far for Brighton.
"Mitoma is the same age as Leroy You, who Bayern Munich is reluctant to sign an extension contract, and considering that his record is frankly disappointing, this contract will not be worth it," the media said.
"Mitoma's record for this season is 11 goals and 3 assists in 40 matches (2921 minutes), with an average of 0.35 goals per match," he said. "On the other hand, you scored an average of 0.42 goals per match with 13 goals and 6 assists in 45 matches (2,377 minutes). The ratio of goals per minute between the two players is one goal in 266 minutes for Mitoma and one in 183 minutes for Sané."
In addition, Mitoma argued that the situation of Michael Olise, whom Munich recruited last summer, was different.
Oliseh played for Crystal Palace, a mid-tier Premier League club, until last season before joining the club. In his debut season in Munich, he appeared in 50 matches in all competitions, including 12 goals and 18 assists in the Bundesliga, and scored 17 goals and 21 assists, becoming Munich's best recruitment last summer.
Regarding Olise and Mitoma, the media explained, "They were in the lower-ranked team, but before Munich attacked Michael Olise to see what happened after he signed him, Olise already had a better record than Mitoma last season, so I can see why Munich recruited him."
"Olise played in 19 Premier League games for Crystal Palace and scored 10 goals and 6 assists (average 0.84 goals per game)," he said, "On the other hand, Mitoma scored a total of 3 goals (average 0.12 per game) in 26 games," pointing out that Mitoma's ability to produce offensive points is low.