Kim Min-jae (26) has earned the trust and love of coach Thomas Tuchel (49).

“Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has a great trio of center backs in Kim Min-jae, Matthias de Ligt, and Dayot Upamecano,” Germany’s Bavarian Football reported on Wednesday (Aug. 23). “But in his 4-2-3-1 formation, unfortunately, only two of them can start. This could complicate the situation depending on what Tuchel wants to do.”

Munich have played two official matches this season. They started the season with a Super Cup match against Leipzig, followed by the 2023-2024 Bundesliga opener against Werder Bremen. Kim made his official Munich debut against Leipzig, coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half and playing with the Upamecano until the end of the game. Against Bremen, he started and partnered with Ubamekano before being replaced by De Ligt in the 23rd minute. So far, Upamecano has played the most minutes with 180, followed by Kim Min-jae with 113 and De Lichte with 67.

“Upamecano is fit enough to play throughout the preseason and De Ligt has recovered from his injury,” Tuchel said, according to Bavarian Football, “I’m looking for a formation where we want our back line to be solid without frequent changes.” He also expressed confidence in Kim.

He also expressed his confidence in Kim Min-jae. “Our center backs are playing at a very high level,” Tuchel said, “and Minjae has the potential to be a real leader. He is learning a new sentence of German every day. We want to play a dominant style and he has the qualities we need.”

This is not the first time Tuchel has shown his trust and love for Kim Min-jae. When Tuchel saw Kim at the Tegernsee training center in Munich last month, he hugged him hard and said, “I’m so happy to see you. I’m so happy,” and caressed Kim’s face. “You’re going to do great and you’re going to love it here, I can promise you that,” he smiled. Kim Min-jae was a bit shy at Tuchel’s affectionate gesture, but he firmly grasped Tuchel’s hand and vowed to do well in the future.

When Tuchel joined Munich last month, he told the German ‘Rahn’ that “Kim Min-jae had an amazing season at Napoli. He is a tall, fast and reliable player. I communicated 토토 with him on several video calls. We are happy to have signed a top player.” “I’m happy that he came to Munich, as he had many teams to choose from. He is the perfect replacement for Luca Hernandez, who left for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).”

This is not the first time Tuchel has shown his trust and love for Kim Min-jae. When Tuchel saw Kim at the Tegernsee training center in Munich last month, he hugged him hard and said, “I’m so happy to see you. I’m so happy,” and caressed Kim’s face. “You’re going to do great and you’re going to love it here, I can promise you that,” he smiled. Kim Min-jae was a bit shy at Tuchel’s affectionate gesture, but he firmly grasped Tuchel’s hand and vowed to do well in the future.

When Tuchel joined Munich last month, he told the German ‘Rahn’ that “Kim Min-jae had an amazing season at Napoli. He is a tall, fast and reliable player. I communicated with him on several video calls. We are happy to have signed a top player.” “I’m happy that he came to Munich, as he had many teams to choose from. He is the perfect replacement for Luca Hernandez, who left for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).”