Recruitment of Hwang Hee-chan as a 'Operation Name' Rumor of a unanimous transfer to Marseille...If you go to France, you will face Lee Kang-in and the best Derby

Jul 05, 2024

Marseille, a prestigious French club, showed strong interest in Hwang Hee-chan, the Korean national team. If Hwang Hee-chan moves to Marseille, he will face Lee Kang-in in Le Clasico, the best derby in the French League 1. Sports Chosun DB

If Hwang Hee-chan, the Korean national team, heads to France after being called by Marseille, the Korean derby with Lee Kang-in is expected to heat up.

France's L'Equipe said on the 4th (Korea time) 'Korean national striker Hwang Hee-chan is on the list of strikers recognized by Marseille's management and verified by coach Roberto de Gervi. He is a player who has been unanimously agreed to recruit. Hwang Hee-chan, who scored 12 goals in the English Premier League (EPL) last season at Wolverhampton, said Marseille is one of the players who can solve the dynamic problem in attack.

According to L'Equipe reports, Marseille is expected to sincerely recruit Hwang Hee-chan. Pablo Longoria, the current chairman of Marseille, reportedly moved to recruit Hwang Hee-chan in 2020. At that time, Hwang Hee-chan made his name known throughout Europe by showing outstanding performances in the European Champions League (UCL) with Erling Holan and Takumi Minamino at Red Bull Salzburg.

Hwang Hee-chan also received interest from Marseille, but chose to transfer to RB Leipzig, which is the top club in the Red Bull system. Hwang Hee-chan, who was not easily established in Leipzig, signed a full transfer clause when he left for Wolverhampton on loan, and succeeded in a full transfer while writing a loan legend.

As he continued to play in the English Premier League (EPL), Hwang Hee-chan caught the eye of manager Robert De Zerby, who was leading Brighton. De Zerby is a recognized head coach in the EPL while leading Brighton from the 2022-2023 season.

Coach De Zerby faced Hwang Hee-chan three times after taking the helm of Brighton. Wolverhampton was so weak that Brighton won all three games, but Hwang Hee-chan once scored against Brighton in the second round of the 2023-2024 season.

Coach De Zerby seems to have highly evaluated the player while meeting with Hwang Hee-chan three times. L'Equipe 'De Zerby also likes Hwang Hee-chan's intense style. We have verified him through a face-off in Brighton.

However, it is questionable whether Wolverhampton will easily give up Hwang Hee-chan. While Pedro Netu, the mainstay of the offensive triangular formation, continues to be connected to big clubs, the quality of the offense will be greatly reduced if Hwang Hee-chan goes out. Gergen Stran Larsen, who scored 13 goals in Spain's La Liga from Celta Vigo last season, was hired on loan, but he is a completely different type of player from Hwang Hee-chan.

Another variable is that Wolverhampton does not have to implement serious austerity measures like during the summer transfer market in the 2022-2023 season.

Wolverhampton has already made a big profit from the transfer of Maximilian Kilman, the team's captain, to West Ham. Also, it would not be too much for the club to sell a player who has renewed his five-year contract with the club's best treatment in the middle of last season in half a season.

L'Equipe also 'Marceu, who is still looking for room for salary adjustments and liquidity, has yet to start negotiations between clubs. It won't be easy to bring Hwang Hee-chan, who is under contract with Wolverhampton until June 2028, from the EPL offering a specific priceHe predicted that it would not be easy for Marseille to recruit Hwang Hee-chan.

Still, it is understood that Marseille plans to sway Wolverhampton's mind. The media outlet said 'Marceille's leadership is looking for a more favorable opportunity to recruit this type of profile that the club does not currently have in the transfer window this summer. Marseille is ready to jump into recruiting Hwang Hee-chan, he said.

Marseille is expected to move after weighing how much money it needs to recruit Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan's stock price rose quickly as he achieved a career high after moving to the EPL last season. The ransom has doubled over a year and is now 25 million euros (about 37.4 billion won).

Hwang Hee-chan is also a player who has renewed his contract with Wolverhampton for a long time, although his transfer fee against his ransom will not soar as he is now in his late 20s. Marseille will need a big transfer fee to sway Wolverhampton's mind.

It is a transfer theory that has not yet entered a concrete negotiation stage, but if Hwang Hee-chan wears a Marseille uniform, he can create an interesting scene with Lee Kang-in.

The showdown between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Marseille is considered the best derby in French Ligue 1. The derby between PSG and Marseille, called Le Clasico, is a match between the two most popular teams in France.

It is a matchup between two teams representing Paris, the capital of France and the representative city of the north, and Marseille, the representative city of the south. Beyond just the symbolism of the city, PSG and Marseille are also the biggest in France.

PSG grew into Europe's top big club when it was acquired at the hands of Qatari capital in 2011. Although Marseille's power is weak compared to PSG, it has a different history. It is the only club in France to win the UCL following nine Ligue 1 wins and 10 Coupe de France. The symbolism of the two teams in the French league is enormous.

If Lee Kang-in, who is recruited as the future of PSG, and Hwang Hee-chan, who can establish himself as the core of Marseille, hold a Korean derby, interest will also be hot in France.

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