Yang Min-hyuk, Korea's top prospect, the worst news, Portsmouth's backside, and EPL prospect's recruitment position competition overheats

Sep 02, 2025

Yang Min-hyuk, Korea's top prospect, the worst news, Portsmouth's backside, and EPL prospect's recruitment position competition overheats
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Does Portsmouth not trust Yang Min-hyuk.

Portsmouth announced the recruitment of Frankowome on its official website on the 1st (Korea time). The club signed striker Ume from Crystal Palace for an undisclosed amount of money. Ume, 20, can play anywhere on the line before the attack, and has agreed to a four-year contract with us'

Portsmouth manager John Musinho added: "Franco was one of the outstanding players in Premier League Two last season. He has been very highly regarded at talented Palace and has experience training with the first team and sitting on the bench as well. We've been watching him for over a year, bringing a lot of speed and athletic ability to our offense. Franco is originally a right winger, but can play other positions, and has been recruited as an exciting prospect for the future as well as a player who will make an immediate impact on the team now"He expressed his expectations for the recruitment of Ume."
Yang Min-hyuk, Korea's top prospect, the worst news, Portsmouth's backside, and EPL prospect's recruitment position competition overheats
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Ume grew up with Irish club Cos City and joined Palace in 2023 in recognition of his potential. Ume, who played for the Palace Under-21s (U-21), immediately played consistently in the second-tier Premier League 2. Although it should be taken into account that it is a second-tier league, he scored 13 goals and two assists in 30 games in Premier League 2. Based on this performance, he also received a chance to make his Premier League debut, but did not play on the bench. Currently, he is also selected for the Ireland Under-21 national team.




Ume is a competitor to Yang Min-hyuk, who was suddenly recruited on the last day of the transfer market. As coach Musinho said, Ume is a right winger but can also play on the left. The same goes for Yang Min-hyuk. He is currently a left winger for Portsmouth, but played on the right for Queens Park Rangers last season. When he played for Gangwon FC, he played in the entire area of the attack.
Yang Min-hyuk, Korea's top prospect, the worst news, Portsmouth's backside, and EPL prospect's recruitment position competition overheats
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Ume is one year older than Yang Minhyuk. He is a promising player born in 2005. Yang Min-hyuk and his position and age overlap. The recruitment of Ume is obviously not good news for Yang Min-hyuk. Yang Min-hyuk has been sitting only on the bench in the last three games in Portsmouth, although it should be considered that it has not been long since he was on loan.

Coach Musinho is managing recruits to the extent that he directly asked players who were recruited late in the transfer market to wait for fans like Yang Min-hyuk. Even considering that, the bench for three consecutive games is not a good sign. Yang Min-hyuk left the lease for the sake of playing time, but in this atmosphere, he loses the purpose of the lease.

In addition, Ume is a player fully recruited by Portsmouth, and Yang Min-hyuk is a player brought from Tottenham on loan. If the two players show similar performances on the field, Portsmouth will of course send a lot of Ume to the stadium. Recently, with Josh Murphy and Florian Biancini continuing to be wingers duo, Yang Min-hyuk will have to show better performance than Ume at least to play on the field. Competition has intensified.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.