Hwang Hee-chan is smiling at Son Heung-min's wings that left for LA.
The British newspaper `The Sun' reported on the 19th (Korea time) that `Crystal Palace is watching Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton.' He then stated that "'Crystal Palace is considering signing Hwang Hee-chan on a one-season loan ahead of the transfer window deadline'
It's 'Son Heung-min's butterfly effect'. Son Heung-min has left Tottenham, where he has played for the last 10 years. Son Heung-min, who lifted the Europa League trophy last season to relieve his anger, chose to say goodbye to Tottenham beautifully. Tottenham also respected Son's choice. Son Heung-min transferred to the U.S. Major League Soccer LA FC. The transfer fee reached $26.5 million, the highest ever in MLS history, about 36.8 billion won.
Tottenham, where Son Heung-min, who has been in charge of the left side for 10 years, left, was on fire. Matistel has been completely traded, but he is far short of Son Heung-min. Mohammed Kudus, who has emerged as a new ace, is a player who moves between the center and the right. Tottenham had their eye on Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze.
Eze, who moved to Crystal Palace in the 2020-2021 season due to his performance with the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), immediately emerged as the team's ace. Eze, who has explosive dribbling breakthrough and playmaking ability, drew attention from big clubs with her amazing performance last season. Eze scored 14 goals and 12 assists last season to lead Crystal Palace to their first FA Cup championship.
Arsenal showed great interest in recruiting Eze, but failed to narrow the difference in the transfer fee negotiations. Tottenham, who jumped in late, actively stepped up. Tottenham reportedly offered a transfer fee of £60 million. The Sun said 'I also expressed my intention to join Tottenham. Fabrizio Romano also agreed with Tottenham's project. He said he hopes to move to Tottenham as soon as possible.
For now, Crystal Palace say they will not send Eze until the Europa Conference League against Fredrikstad. However, both Eze and Tottenham are active, so there is a possibility that the negotiations will be completed quickly. Eze's buyout clause (£68 million) recently expired. Tottenham are known to be close to Eze's agency.
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Crystal Palace are quickly preparing a plan B in preparation for Eze's transfer. That's Hwang Hee-chan. From Hwang Hee-chan's point of view, it is simply a blessing in disguise. Hwang Hee-chan was completely pushed back from the main spot last season. Hwang Hee-chan, who even renewed his contract with 12 career goals in the 2023-2024 season, quickly rose to the top of the league's striker ranks. However, it went downhill sharply last season. In 25 games, he scored two goals and one assist. To make matters worse, he left because of two long-term injuries.
In the end, he lost ground ahead of this season. Manager Vitor Pereira also urged Hwang Hee-chan to transfer, saying, `Hwang Hee-chan wants to play and wants to be in the best 11, but we can't promise him a starting position.' There was also a love call for Hwang Hee-chan. But it was a championship, not an English Premier League. In particular, Baek Seung-ho's team, Birmingham City, showed interest.
Hwang Hee-chan, who replaced him in the opening game but failed to show any significant performance, was becoming less and less established. He had to make a decision to play, but surprisingly, he showed interest in Crystal Palace and the prelude was opening. You can continue to play in the English Premier League and enjoy the European stage.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
