What Aston Villa are waiting on as Min-Jae Kim talks set at Bayern Munich
Aston Villa are keeping tabs on Min-Jae Kim at Bayern Munich.
It feels as if further defensive reinforcements could prove to be necessary moving forward.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis is yet to make an impact, leaving Unai Emery to utilise Tyrone Mings and Victor Lindelof more frequently alongside Pau Torres.
That may see new options eyed in the coming weeks and months.
The South Korea has now emerged as a potential target after three years at the Allianz Stadium.
A deal may not be totally straightforward should Villa advance in a deal for Kim.
How Aston Villa have made interest known in Min-Jae Kim
The B6 outfit have struggled defensively, at times, this campaign so far.
Despite the best efforts of Zion Suzuki, there have been issues on show in the opening fixtures.
Emery will be keen to sort that problem as soon as possible.
Kim may be seen as someone who can do that with Christian Falk reporting via MilanNews24 that Villa are interested.
He understands that contact was made over the 29-year-old in the summer, but no offer was made.
That could see a transfer saga unfold as the Bayern Munich expert reveals how things could play out.
When could Kim leave Bayern Munich?
The Villans are clearly keeping tabs on the centre-back and have done for a while now.
That hasn't resulted in a deal at this stage, but they may look to change that in the future.
Villa may face issues as the above report suggests that Bayern are yet to make a decision about his future.
There are still questions over whether he will sign a new contract or will be sold to raise funds.
Falk suggests that "everything will depend on what Bayern Munich communicates to Kim during the contract negotiations this year".
That is exactly what the claret and blue outfit will now wait to see.
Should those talks get underway at the end of the campaign, it may be spell the end of any interest.
The flipside of that could see the door open to getting a deal done for the South Korean in the summer.
Villa may wish to seal a transfer sooner, but that doesn't look likely to happen at this stage.