Earlier, Germany's "Transfer Market" announced the top 10 most expensive footballers in Asia, with South Korean players Kim Min-ya and Son Heung-min occupying the top 2. Later, the Korean media wrote that although Japanese players occupy 3-5 places, Kim Minya's value is greater than the sum of the 2 most expensive players in Japan, and Japanese players and Korean players are no longer comparable.
Of the top 10 most expensive players in Asia, only three are from South Korea, namely Kim Min-ya at 60 million euros, Son Heung-min with 50 million euros and Lee Gang-in with 22 million euros. The 3rd-6th places are all occupied by Japanese players, of which Kaoru Mikasa is worth 32 million euros, Daichi Kamata is worth 27 million euros, Tomiyasu Kenhiro is worth 25 million euros, and Kubo Kenei is worth 25 million euros.
South Korean media believed after the data was released, believing that the reason why Kim Minya surpassed Son Heung-min's value is nothing more than 2 points, first, Kim Min-ya is younger, and second, Kim Min-ya as the main force to help Napoli win the Serie A title again after 33 years, has grown into a world-class defender, and Son Heung-min followed Tottenham Hotspur to gain nothing, so the value of the two was adjusted.
Subsequently, the Korean media also insinuated that the Japanese players, No. 3 Kaoru Mikata and No. 4 Daichi Kamata were not as valuable as Kim Minya, and there was no comparison between Japanese players and Korean players. In addition to the two most expensive players in Japan who are not as valuable as Kim Min-ya, the No. 2 player in Asia is also from South Korea, and South Korean players have firmly trampled the Japanese players under their feet.