The ransom value of Kim Min-jae, a key defender of Napoli in Italian professional football, has risen significantly within a year.

According to the Italian Serie A market value updated by Transfermarkt, a European transfer website, on the 21st안전놀이터(Korean time), Kim Min-jae’s ransom value reached 50 million euros (approximately 70.5 billion won).

In March of last year, when he played for Turkiye Fenerbahce, Kim Min-jae’s market value was 11 million euros. In one year, the ransom price has risen vertically by a staggering 5 times. Kim Min-jae was valued at 25 million euros last September. In November 2022, he broke 35 million euros, and this time he took 50 million euros for the first time.

In the world center back market value ranking, Kim Min-jae rose to 15th place. The number one market value among centre-backs is Yoshko Gbardiol, who played as a defender for Croatia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, worth 75 million euros.

Kim Min-jae ranked 11th overall in Serie A. The top overall Serie A market value is Napoli’s colleague Victor Osimen (100 million euros). Osimen is the top scorer in Serie A this season.

Among Korean players, Tottenham striker Son Heung-min (60 million euros) of English professional football had the highest president value. Wolverhampton Hwang Hee-chan was priced at 12 million euros. Lee Kang-in from Mallorca, Spain, is also 12 million euros. German Bundesliga Freiburg Jung Woo-young is worth 5.5 million euros.