Rangers handed Minsu Kim Premier League warning as desire emerges in South Korea
Rangers star Minsu Kim could end up in the Premier League in the future.
The South Korean winger joined the Gers in the summer in an £8.5million deal from La Liga outfit Girona.
He has featured six times for the Light Blues, missing the chance to score his first goal when he failed to convert a penalty in the 1-0 win against Motherwell on 5 September.
Derek McInnes has great expectations for the 20-year-old and others to step up with Lawrence Shankland's absence after bringing him to Ibrox.
However, if he performs too well as he settles into Scottish football, it could create an issue.
The Govan club may struggle to keep hold of him, amid a new revelation about the one-cap ace.
What has been said Minsu Kim and the Premier League?
The Bears have been sent a warning about the Gwangju-born star's eventual destination.
Asian football expert John Duerden, who has worked with the BBC and the Guardian believes that there is a desire in the Gers ace's home country to see him end up in the English top-flight.
Speaking to the Rangers Review, he said: “Fans at home believe that Kim can go far and there will be a lot of attention on how he does. There are no Koreans in the English Premier League at the moment and there is a desire for a new star to emerge.
“Fans also want to see their players in England at some point – and if Kim does well in Glasgow, then there will be a lot of talk back home about where he should go next.
"But playing time is everything, the fee means that Rangers really rate him and he should play, then it is all about taking the opportunity.”
If that is the case, and he bridges the gap to become the Premier League's latest South Korean star, it would likely benefit the G51 side.
Why Rangers will not mind if Premier League interest in Kim comes around
For starters, England's top division is flush with cash, meaning that the Bears could make a heavy profit on his services.
The Govan outfit will surely demand a lot of money, given the excessive fee that they paid the Spanish side.
There is also the contract situation, with Kim tied down at Ibrox until 2030, with the option for a further year
That gives McInnes' side security, as they do not risk losing him for free or a cheap amount anytime soon.
Any sale would be on their terms, when it is right, but it would require him to prove that he can star at a higher level.
Kim has been solid but not spectacular so far, so the idea of becoming his nation's latest European hotshot seems like a fair way away at the moment.
That is not to say that it would not happen in the future, but if it does, it will make a nice windfall for the Gers.