South Korean director Shinhwa Seo Jung-won tries a new challenge apart from the leadership conflict Chengdu? Contact with China promotion team

Aug 28, 2025

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It is news that coach Seo Jung-won, who is suffering from renewal issues with Chengdu Longcheng, is receiving attention from other Chinese clubs.

China's NetEase said on the 27th (Korea time) 'Cheongdu's success is attracting the attention of other ambitious clubs. Promoted team Yunnan Wikun wants to recruit some key players from Chengdu to strengthen their power. According to local media reports, Yunnan has already made contact with Chengdu's key players, coach Seo Jung-won and midfielder Zhou Ding Yang, and hopes the two will join. The role of Seo Jeong-won, the head coach, and Zhou Ding-yang, a key member of the central and rear sides, was absolute in enabling Chengdu to grow to its current level, according to the report.

Director Seo Jung-won made the current Chengdu. Founded in 2018, Chengdu succeeded in changing the Chinese league under coach Seo Jung-won from the 2021 season. Coach Seo Jung-won led Chengdu to the promotion of the Chinese Super League as soon as he took office.

In the 2022 season, when he first challenged the Super League, he ranked fifth in the league by creating a sensation in the promotion team. In the 2023 season, he raised his ranking by one more level to rank fourth in the league. Chengdu, ranked fourth in the league, qualified for the Asian Champions League Elite Playoffs. It was the first time in the club's history to advance to the Asian stage.

Chengdu is still in fourth place in the league this season. Chengdu is trying to win its first Super League title ever, as it is only two points apart from the first-place Shanghai Shenhua. Coach Seo Jung-won also made it to the finals by winning the Asian Champions League Elite Playoff.

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Director Seo Jung-won, who created all of Chengdu's history, has conflicts with the current leadership. This was made public in mid-July. Coach Seo Jung-won also gave public criticism to the team's leadership at the press conference. Manager Seo Jung-won poured out his accumulated anger, with the club's transfer market policy being established while ignoring manager Seo Jung-won.

Despite the club's tyranny, coach Seo Jung-won leads the team stably, and Chengdu is cruising. There are talks that the conflict between head coach Seo Jung-won and the leaders of Cheongdu is also being gradually sealed, but the renewal of head coach Seo Jung-won has not yet been made.

NetEase also 'There was a conflict between Chengdu and head coach Seo Jung-won over the renewal of the contract earlier. Full-time management promised an automatic renewal and a significant salary increase if certain performances were achieved, but the current management took a different stance on the terms of the contract and analyzed that the problem was still not completely resolved.

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Then 'If Yunnan offers better conditions, coach Seo Jung-won can also choose to join. He has already proven his leadership in Chengdu, and it is never easy to produce the results he has now even when he does not have the best squad. "The fact that his salary is relatively low compared to European coaches is also the reason why other clubs are paying attention to it. Manager Seo Jung-won predicted that he may head to another Chinese club."

Yunnan is also a new team founded in 2021 and has been promoted to the Super League every season from the 2022 season to 2024 after going from China's B-class (third division) to the Super League (second division). This season, he is performing better than expected by ranking eighth in the league. The current head coach of the team is Jon Andersen, who coached Incheon United in the past. As Andersen's contract ends at the end of this season, Yunnan is looking for a new head coach.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.