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Bild: Kim Min-jae becomes Bayern’s biggest loser at the start of the season and does not rule out leaving the team in the future

4:27pm, 13 October 2025【Football】

Hupu, October 12th, German media Bild updated Bayern Munich’s this week’s column.

Bayern is the super strong team in the Bundesliga this season. The Bundesliga has achieved ten wins and 25 goals in just six rounds, which speaks volumes.

Losing: There is no sign yet! In other words, someone is the loser? In Bayern's super start, one star is on the decline: Kim Min-jae (28 years old).

The South Korean central defender lost his starting position at Bayern. Kim Min-jae made only two appearances in the Bundesliga and played 91 minutes.

What is particularly distressing is that although Bayern defended well and only conceded 8 goals in 10 games, Kim Min-jae's playing time only accounted for about one-third of the playing time he should have played.

But 4 of the 8 goals conceded this season are related to the Korean player, including the Super Cup against Stuttgart (1-2) and the cup match against Wein Wiesbaden (2-3).

In contrast, defense leaders Yonatan Tower (29 years old) and Dayot Upamecano (26 years old) left a deep impression with their active ball control and stable defense on the sideline. And both of them are long-term starters for Bayern, participating in all 10 games!

Bild can reveal that the new aid Tower was immediately elected to Bayern's team committee and enjoys a high reputation under the trust of head coach Kompany. Upamecano also got rid of his previous mistakes and became more and more stable.

Kim Min-jae missed 12 games last season due to long-term Achilles tendonitis. Therefore, the same is true for this summer's transfer market: if there is a suitable offer, Kim Min-jae can leave Bayern.

But because Bayern's top brass failed to reach a convincing agreement, Kim Min-jae finally stayed - also because he wanted to stick to it.

But now Kompany has demoted him to the third central defender, and now his future at Bayern is up in the air.