Park Seung-soo's transfer to Newcastle United is expected to be completed soon.
England's The Athletic said on the 1st (Korea time) 'Newcastle is close to recruiting Park Seung-soo, who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. The 18-year-old Park Seung-soo is considered a player who needs to grow into a promising player, according to the report. The Athletic is a highly publicized media in the UK.
News that Newcastle want Park Seung-soo came out last week. At the time, iNews, a British newspaper, said on the 24th 'Newcastle is approaching recruitment of promising 18-year-old Park Seung-soo. Park Seung-soo can play both left wingers and strikers, currently plays for K League 2 Suwon, and has previously been tested at Bayern Munich. Park Seung-soo, who is 183cm tall, has played in five games for the South Korean U-20 national team, and is also attracting attention from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Negotiations are ongoing at the moment,' it said.
At this time, negotiations were underway. iNews said 'Newcastle hopes to finalize Park's contract ahead of next month's tour in Korea, which will also help increase interest in the local tour. The deal is reportedly not for commercial purposes, but Newcastle have been improving their global scouting network over the past 12 months and have continued their efforts to expand their fan base in Asia since their 2024 tour of Japan,' he added. As the report by The Athletic appears to have entered the final stage of the negotiations.
Park Seung-soo, who was born in 2007, is considered Korea's next-generation prospect. He is a player who can see left wingers and strikers. It has speed and dribbling ability in good physical condition. Park Seung-soo, who grew up in the Suwon youth system, also has a history of signing the youngest semi-professional contract in the K-League at the age of 16. He made his debut in the 2024 season.
Park Seung-soo was mainly used as a substitute last season and scored one goal and three assists in 27 games. His performance in the national team by age was also remarkable, and he was tested by Bayern Munich, Germany's most prestigious team. Although his growth is somewhat disappointing this season, Newcastle seem to have appreciated Park's potential. If the transfer is finalized, Park Seung-soo will become the 20th Korean player ever to sign a contract with an EPL team.
It is not expected that Park Seung-soo will debut immediately as Newcastle is building up a power that even EPL big clubs cannot ignore. It is expected to go through a period of growth through lease, such as Yang Min-hyuk, who has been on loan to Queens Park Rangers, and Yoon Do-young, who will leave Brighton on a one-year loan. Amid the recent trend of EPL clubs actively recruiting young Korean prospects, Park Seung-soo is also receiving high expectations.
According to local reports in the UK, Park Seung-soo is known to have received attention not only from Newcastle but also from other EPL teams such as Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton and Brighton.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
