Brentford have signed teenage South Korean defender Ji-Soo Kim from K League Two side Seongnam for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.
The 18-year-old centre-back will join the Bees B team set-up, and, subject to international clearance, will arrive at the west London club for the start of pre-season training on Thursday.
Kim recently featured for South Korea at the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, helping the side to a fourth-place finish, and had been reportedly gaining interest from the likes of Bayern Munich and Sporting CP.
Brentford director of football Phil Giles said: “Ji-Soo is an excellent prospect who was in demand from many teams in Europe this summer.
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The young defender signs from Seongnam on a four-year contract with a club option of an additional year
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“He performed very well at the U20 World Cup recently, so it's a great credit to Lee Dykes and the recruitment team that we managed to sign him.
“We will give Ji-Soo all the time he needs to learn English, adapt to life in England and grow into our club in the B team, and like all of our B-team players he will earn the opportunity to train and play with the first team based on his performances.”
