Oh my god! Oh Hyun-kyu's cruciate ligament, which was about to advance to the big league, was the problem after all...Deadline Medical Failures Shock to Stuttgart

Sep 02, 2025

Source=Florian Flettenberg SNS

National University striker Oh Hyun-kyu (24, Genk) has postponed his advance to the European big league to the next time with tears in his eyes.

The German soccer magazine 'Kicker', the German daily 'Built', and the Belgian daily 'HNL' reported the news of Oh Hyun-kyu's failure to transfer to Stuttgart, Germany, on the 2nd (Korea time), the deadline of the German Bundesliga transfer market.

According to local media reports, Oh Hyun-kyu flew directly to Stuttgart to transfer to Stuttgart for a basic transfer fee of 18 million euros (about 29 billion won). Including the option, it was expected to be a large transfer worth 28 million euros (about 45 billion won).

On the closing day of the transfer market, he arrived at Stuttgart Club House and carried out the final procedures of the transfer, including signing a contract and a medical test. Oh Hyun-kyu's request to the Korea Football Association to delay the flight to the U.S. by one day was a clear transfer signal.

Source=Oh Hyun-kyu SNS Capture

However, from around 2 p.m. local time on the 1st, 'the possibility of a collapse of the transfer' was raised. Germany 'Sky' Oh Hyun-gyu's deal shakes. According to our information, Stuttgart and Genk agreed in principle to transfer Oh Hyun-kyu, but a final decision has not yet been made' Internally, negotiations over the terms are in full swing, and the final result is not disclosed at this time'

And hours later, news of the final breakdown was reported. The reason is a medical test issue. Stuttgart found a problem during a medical test and tried to negotiate a new deal with Genk based on it, but Genk refused, and the negotiations later stalled and the transfer was finally canceled, HNL reported.

In an interview in the past, Oh Hyun-kyu confessed that he had no knee cruciate ligament at all after suffering a left knee injury during his youth. 'Knee' is presumed to be the cause of the failure of the medical test. It was not a problem when he left Suwon Samsung for Celtic in 2023 and moved to Genk in Belgium in 2024, but it seems to be a problem in this deadline deal.

Source=Fabricio Romano SNS, Oh Hyun-kyu SNS, Newcastle United SNS Capture

Stuttgart's Leicester City winger Viral El Canus, who pursued recruitment at the same time as Oh Hyun-kyu, confirmed his recruitment on the condition of full recruitment after loan as scheduled. Oh Hyun-kyu, who dreamed of entering the big league, is in a sad situation.

Oh Hyun-kyu, Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who lost their main position in their team, also watched the transfer market quietly close without a transfer. Kim Min-jae steadily connected with Italian clubs such as Inter Milan in the transfer market last summer. Inter Milan have signed Man City defender Manuel Akanji to the deadline. Lee Kang-in has been linked to English clubs such as Tottenham and Nottingham Forest, and 'I will protect Lee Kang-inIt will remain as the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team's stance.

Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), who received attention from Fulham in England, Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic), who negotiated with Birmingham City in England, Bae Joon-ho (Stock City), who is connected to Stuttgart, and Seol Young-woo (Trvena Zvezda), who is seeking to advance to the big league, also failed to become the main players of the last transfer market for various reasons. Yang Hyun-joon is still open to the possibility of Genk transfer, where Oh Hyun-kyu has returned.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.