Lee Kang-In @ Valencia CF 2018-2019 [R]

Discussion in 'Korean Players Abroad' started by melonbarmonster, Jan 29, 2019.

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  1. Kanuck

    Kanuck Member+

    Feb 11, 2005
    La Belle Province
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
  2. V_Park

    V_Park Member

    Dec 20, 2004
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    actually, i'm here lurking almost everyday..i just don't post..
    i think the last time i posted was in the germany match thread
     
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  3. nmssis

    nmssis Member+

    May 21, 2011
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
  4. yhr88

    yhr88 Member

    South Korea
    Jun 13, 2017
    Made that 2nd defender chase chickens.
     
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  5. nmssis

    nmssis Member+

    May 21, 2011
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    :laugh:
     
  6. Krillin

    Krillin Member

    Manchester United
    South Korea
    Jan 22, 2019
    Lee just had a header on target, but was denied by Celtic goalkeeper. Announcers are praising him. Imo this was the best game from Lee so far.
     
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  7. nmssis

    nmssis Member+

    May 21, 2011
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
  8. nmssis

    nmssis Member+

    May 21, 2011
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC


    que?
     
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  9. Sons of Thunder

    Sons of Thunder Member+

    Jun 27, 2009
    NY State of Mind
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic


    All I could find, idk if LKI does anything apart from the header lol
     
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  10. nmssis

    nmssis Member+

    May 21, 2011
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
  11. yhr88

    yhr88 Member

    South Korea
    Jun 13, 2017
    Watched a ball touch video (too lazy to find link) and I've got to say, this kid is impressing the hell out of me. He had 2 through passes in particular that only KSY has the mental capacity to see. It's not saying much but there's a reason why Valencia is getting hype about LKI.
     
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  12. Hyok

    Hyok Member+

    Sep 4, 2002
    California
    I saw the last 15 minutes of the match. He looked good out there. Nice passes, good movement off the ball.
     
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  13. Krillin

    Krillin Member

    Manchester United
    South Korea
    Jan 22, 2019
    Yep. Love the long passes from the right wing to the centre/left wing too. This kid is crazy talented, I just hope Valencia loan him out to a midtable La Liga team that can play him consistently (either as early sub or starter) so he can play games every week. Right now Valencia being the 4th richest Spanish club after the Big 3, have tons of great attacking options and it might be unlikely we see Lee played much there.
     
  14. Krillin

    Krillin Member

    Manchester United
    South Korea
    Jan 22, 2019
    Also Lee Kang In's wiki page makes him look so young, I wish someone could change it.
     
  15. TreySongz

    TreySongz Member

    Sep 20, 2015
    Detroit
    Club:
    PSV Eindhoven
    Not sure how buyout clauses work.. but is the only way he can permanently leave is if a club pays 80mill euros for him????
     
  16. TaegukRedDevil

    Jan 30, 2014
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Yeah, unless he and his agent renegotiates for a new contract without a buyout clause or to lower the clause. I have no idea why he and his agent accepted such an expensive buyout clause in his contract.
     
  17. Kanuck

    Kanuck Member+

    Feb 11, 2005
    La Belle Province
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    think it's more about Valencia protecting their asset than anything. at his age, they think they are protecting him right now. everyone else is chomping at the bit for him to get mins, but we'll see how this pans out. main issue now, is reg playing time, plain and simple. a loan is to the benefit of not only the player, but for Valencia as well in terms of his development. hopefully this will sort itself out in time for next season.
     
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  18. nmssis

    nmssis Member+

    May 21, 2011
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    he clearly has the skill set to warrant playing time to some degree. I hope the manager is genuine in wanting to protect him but the fans are afraid that this might become a repeat of Isco scenario.
     
  19. Sons of Thunder

    Sons of Thunder Member+

    Jun 27, 2009
    NY State of Mind
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    The buyout clause isn't a minimum that has to be met for a sale. It's the minimum at which Valencia are required to allow the buying club to talk to LKI. They can let clubs talk to LKI for less, at their discretion. Also trigger a release clause doesn't guarantee a transfer since it only opens the way for personal terms to be discussed.

    IIRC, Valencia wanted the high release clause in his most recent contract, so LKI and his agent negotiated a better upfront salary than he normally would have gotten.
     
  20. zdrstvte

    zdrstvte Member+

    Aug 27, 2012
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    It's not his agents fault that he has a buyout clause. Due to Spanish regulations, every single footballers (at least at the professional level) has a buyout clause. Also, it's very common for key youth players to have ridiculously high buyout clauses. His teammate Ferran Torres has an even higher buyout clause of 100m, which is double the size of their captain's.
     
  21. Krillin

    Krillin Member

    Manchester United
    South Korea
    Jan 22, 2019
    kangin is not even on the bench anymore. loan my 니가 out.
     
  22. k_c_n_y_t

    k_c_n_y_t Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    South Korea
    Nov 23, 2018
    According to Goal’s NXGN, Lee Kang In is ranked 28 for the best Wonderkid. But Timothy Weah (17) and Ferran Torres (12) are ranked higher. Personally Timothy Weah shouldn’t be ranked that high and certainly higher than Lee. Also you can make an argument Lee has more potential than Torres.
     
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  23. chook90

    chook90 Member+

    South Korea
    Jan 2, 2015
    Al Khor, Qatar
    Club:
    FC Seoul
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Lee's potential is capped by the fact that he's Korean.
     
  24. yhr88

    yhr88 Member

    South Korea
    Jun 13, 2017
    On bench vs RM.
     
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  25. wetcrispy

    wetcrispy Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jul 5, 2007
    hollywoo
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    torres and mina are subbed in but no LKI today
     

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