"Igangin summer release confirmed" burst..."I'm hearing PSG transfer offer" →Depending time to play →"Players that the coach doesn't know."
"Igangin summer release confirmed" burst..."I'm hearing PSG transfer offer" →Depending time to play →"Players that the coach doesn't know."
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Eventually, rumors of Lee Kang-in's release broke out.
In the second half of this season, Lee Kang-in's playing time has plummeted, and Lee Kang-in's crisis theory has emerged rapidly. In particular, Lee Kang-in often played as a substitute for about 15 minutes in recent games, let alone as a starter, but when he failed to play in the first round of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool on the 6th (Korea time), the crisis theory eventually led to rumors of his release.
In fact, Lee Kang-in was not able to play even though he was included in the home list of the first round of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against Liverpool in 2024-25 at Parc des Princes, the home stadium of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on the 6th.
It was familiar to see Lee Kang-in on the replacement list, not the starter.
Lee Kang-in has been a substitute for three consecutive games since the French Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on the 16th of last month before the match against Liverpool. The second round of the Champions League round of 16 playoff against Brest lasted 30 minutes, while the match against Olympique Lyon lasted only 16 minutes and the match against LOSC Reel lasted only 15 minutes.
Some predicted that Luis Enrique might be trying to arrange Lee Kang-in's physical strength and start the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, against Liverpool, an important game, but in the end, Enrique turned away Lee Kang-in. Even in the match against Liverpool, it was indirectly revealed that Lee Kang-in was behind in the main competition within the team as he did not take out Lee Kang-in's card even though he could use two more replacement cards.
PSG pressed Liverpool with shower shots even in the absence of Lee Kang-in, but failed to overcome Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson Becker's good defense and lost the first goal to Harvey Elliott, who was replaced at the end of the second half.
As Lee Kang-in's playing time in the last three games has plummeted from 16 minutes to 15 minutes and from 15 minutes to 0 minutes, France believes that PSG is preparing to break up with Lee Kang-in.
"PSG has decided to break up with Lee Kang-in this summer. The next few weeks will be Lee Kang-in's last time in Paris," French media 'Foot01' said. "Lee Kang-in lost his position to other players such as side striker Desiree Doue, midfielder Seni Mayulu and Joao Neves."
The versatility that Enrique mentioned when praising Lee Kang-in seems to have hindered him. Under Enrique, Lee Kang-in played in various positions, playing as a side striker, a central midfielder, and even a front-line striker, but this prevented him from focusing on the main competition in certain positions. In the meantime, as other competitors' performance improved, Lee Kang-in was naturally pushed out.
On top of that, Lee Kang-in's position has become even narrower as PSG acquired Khvicha Kvaratshelia from Naples in the transfer market last winter. PSG has often entrusted Kvaratshelia, Usman Dembele and Bradley Barcola to attack recently. Lee Kang-in should seek at least the first place as a replacement, but this is also behind Due.
"PSG Inside Extus," which deals with PSG-related news, said, "Lee Kang-in could leave PSG as early as this summer," adding, "Lee Kang-in will be on PSG's release list. His influence on PSG's current game is insignificant," adding that Lee Kang-in will be included in PSG's release list in the transfer market this summer.
Lee Kang-in spent his first season complying with five goals and five assists (three league goals and four assists) throughout all tournaments despite not being able to focus on his team due to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023-24 season and the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup.
Despite the fact that there are still many matches left, including League 1, Champions League, and Coupe de France (France FA Cup), Lee Kang-in broke his PSG career record of most offensive points in a season by achieving 11 offensive points with the help of Lyon. However, overshadowing this performance, Lee Kang-in was pushed out of the main competition as his playing time plummeted in 2025.
If Lee Kang-in leaves PSG as it is, he will not be able to refute the words of a local expert who criticized Lee Kang-in as a "uniform sales player." 카지노
French soccer critic Pierre Mene criticized Lee Kang-in in his blog, saying that he has not secured much time to play at PSG this season, and that Lee Kang-in is only a player for selling uniforms.
"Luis Enrique is not a bad coach, but I don't know why he uses Lee Kang-in," he said. "The criticism of Enrique is decreasing, but I don't understand the problem related to Lee Kang-in yet."
He also criticized Lee Kang-in, saying, "I think Lee Kang-in is a flat and tasteless player. He doesn't dribble, doesn't take risks, and always passes the ball backward," adding, "Lee Kang-in always comes into the end of the game and doesn't want to cause problems. When Lee Kang-in is on the field, he brings nothing."
"I don't like Lee Kang-in very much," Mene said publicly, adding, "Lee Kang-in is a good player in uniform sales."