This may not be the last time we’ll see the ‘iron man’ Kim Min-jae (26, Bayern Munich) and the ‘best striker’ Elling Holland (23, Manchester City) face off.
Bayern Munich will take on Manchester City at 7:30 p.m. on June 26 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, in the first match of their Asia tour.
The Bavarians will be without their “freshman” Kim Min-jae for the match. “He probably won’t play,” Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said at the pre-match press conference on Friday. This is because the newcomer is not in the best shape to play right away.
He joined the team for training on the 19th and spent a lot of time getting fit, but he didn’t have much time to work with his teammates, and he’s still saving himself for the game 메이저놀이터.
This means that a matchup between the two strikers, who were the top scorers in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League last season, will not be possible. Holland scored two goals and assisted one against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the 2022-2023 Champions League.
Bayern Munich will face Kawasaki Frontale (Japan) on July 29, before traveling to Singapore to face Liverpool (England) on August 2 for the final match of their Asia tour.
It is not yet known if Kim will play against Kawasaki.
Meanwhile, regardless of whether Kim will play or not, Bayern Munich has created a promotional poster for the Japan-Asia tour featuring the ‘freshman’.
Kim is featured alongside the likes of Jozua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, and Serge Gnabry on the poster, which depicts him in full uniform. It’s clear that they have high expectations for their time in Japan.