The 22-year-old South Korean comes to strengthen the Parisian offensive sector.
PSG continues its transformation. After Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio And Manuel Ugarte, Paris Saint-Germain has its fourth recruit of the summer. South Korean Kang-in Lee engaged himself for five seasons, until June 30, 2028 with PSG, Saturday, July 8. Still unknown to the general public, the 22-year-old player trained in Valence, comes to consolidate the Parisian offensive sector. Presentation of the new nugget of PSG.
A promising career start awaiting confirmation
It is in Valence that the young Korean nugget arrives at 10 years old and where he does all his training. The young hopeful becomes, at 17, the youngest foreign player to make his debut for Valencia. The same year, during the U20 World Cup, he was the centerpiece of South Korea, which reached the final. With 2 goals and 4 assists, Kang-In Lee is voted best player of the competition.
While he did not succeed in imposing himself there, hope left his training club free in 2021 to join Mallorca. If his first season on the Balearic island is disappointing, this year is that of revelation. Having become an indisputable starter, he has just signed his best season in La Liga with 6 goals and 7 assists. In selection, he made his first appearance at 18 years old. He participates in the 2022 World Cup as a luxury joker where he shines in particular against Portugal in the decisive match for qualification in the round of 16.
A technical and versatile attacking midfielder
If he was mainly used as an attacking midfielder, the young South Korean can play as well in the axis as on both wings. A winger by training, he has already played in support of the attacker, in the midfielder, but also as a piston. With his small size (1.73m), the 22-year-old caught the eye of PSG with his technical profile, his sense of sacrifice and his ability to repeat offensive and defensive efforts. The southpaw is best known for his sharp dribbling and elimination ability.
At the end of this season, he became the club’s best dribbler in the league for 13 years with 90 dribbles in total. In his regard, the former Mallorca goalkeeper (1998-2004) Leo Franco is full of praise. “He has a very rare technical skill. And above all, he has made enormous progress in front of goal. He has a lot of room for improvement” does he analyze in the columns of the newspaper The Team.
At PSG, a probable status of luxury joker
While PSG has often been criticized for its lack of bench depth, the Parisian club will be able to strengthen it. In the hierarchy, the South Korean international comes after Neymar and Ascensio who has just been recruited pending the possible arrival of other recruits to this position.
Kang-in Lee will notably have an important role to play as a luxury joker or if the Brazilian or the Spaniard were to get injured. Unless he manages to shake up the hierarchy?