Forgotten Hong Hyun-seok, Nantes' official proposal Mainz to play in the conference league is negative

Jul 05, 2025

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Will Hong Hyun-seok (Minutes) take on a new challenge.

On the 4th (Korea time), reporter Florian Plattenberg said on his SNS that `Nant made an official proposal to recruit Hong Hyun-seok.' Then 'Nant wants to completely recruit Hong Hyun-seok. He said he has a contract with Machinz until 2028. Plattenberg is regarded as a first-tier reporter on Bayern Munich and is highly reliable in German football as a whole.

Sky Sports is also interested in recruiting Hong Hyun-seok. I have already made an official proposal. Then 'Many prestigious clubs in the Belgian league are also watching Hong Hyun-suk. However, it is unclear whether Mainz will release Hong Hyun-seok.

Hong Hyun-suk left Hent last summer and wore a Mainz uniform. Hong Hyun-suk was the ace of Hent. Hong Hyun-seok, a former Ulsan HD Youth, transferred to Belgium's Hent in the summer of 2022 after passing through Unterhaing (Germany), Junior, and LASK Linz (Austria) in 2018.

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Hong Hyun-seok, who has become the core of the team by scoring six goals and six assists in 37 games in his first season, played 30 games in the 2022-2023 season, scoring five goals and six assists, showing a consistent performance. He performed more well in the 2023-2024 season.

As Hong Hyun-seok performed very well in Belgium, all of Europe paid attention to Hong Hyun-seok. It was connected to Germany's Bundesliga and Italy's Serie A. At first, Turkiye's trip to Trabzonspor was likely. Reports poured in that the two sides agreed. As the transfer to the big league was possible, fans expressed their discomfort, and Hong Hyun-seok explained it on SNS.

However, there was a last-minute twist ending. The situation turned around rapidly as Mainz, where Lee Jae-sung plays, showed interest in Hong Hyun-seok. The contract was carried out quickly, and the trip to the Bundesliga was completed. The transfer fee was 4 million euros, which was quite large considering the size of the Mainz club.

He entered Mainz with a lot of expectations, but did not perform as well as expected. Hong Hyun-seok, who received an early opportunity but failed to impress, was virtually classified as out of power. Hong Hyun-seok played 23 games in his first year as a member, but played only 519 minutes in total.

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Although he was disappointed in Mainz, many clubs watched Hong Hyun-seok in the impressive play he showed in Hent. Nantes actively stepped up. However, given the current atmosphere, it does not seem easy to transfer. Sky Sports said, `As the Mainz have succeeded in advancing to the Europa Conference League, there could be more opportunities for Hong Hyun-seok. Mainz wants to increase the size of their squad this summer. Mainz officials highly appreciate Hong's performance.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.