Brentford burned off major competition to sign Seongnam FC defender Kim Ji-Soo.

The Bees will pay £500,000 to sign the U20 South Korea international, says the Daily Mail.

The 18-year-old was named in the team of the tournament for the Under 20 World Cup and has been compared to Kim Min-Jae of Napoli.

Kim is due in England in the coming days to sign a four-year contract.

Bayern Munich and Sporting CP were also interested in the youngster.