"Was Andrigo just enough to hijack?"">"K League moaning about famine"
Jul 07, 2024
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Andrigo, a member of China's Chengdu led by head coach Seo Jung-won, sought to return to the K-League this summer. Andrigo, who showed his outstanding playmaking ability in Anyang, a member of K League 2, for a year and a half from 2022 to July 2023, was an attractive target for K League 1 clubs seeking to strengthen their power. Andrigo scored 13 goals and 12 assists in 47 appearances in the K League 2.
Pohang was the most active. Pohang, which recruited all-weather striker Ahn Jae-joon from Bucheon, selected Andrigo as a 'game changer' that will make a difference with dribbles and passes at the second line in addition to Baek Sung-dong. It was not a financially burdensome deal because it was a half-year lease condition. Daejeon Hana'Sul', which is recruiting a storm by opening a thick wallet this summer, but until early July, going to Pohang was considered a fait accompli.
Variables arose after the agreement between the clubs was concluded. Andrigo didn't sign the lease. As it turned out, Andrigo had received Jeonbuk's conditions through another agent close to Jeonbuk. It is known that there is no significant difference in the annual salary offered by Jeonbuk and Pohang when renting for half a year, but it is reported that there was a difference in the treatment of Andrigo after the end of the lease. Pohang, which has been waiting for Andrigo to join, was bewildered. Andrigo will confirm the destination early next week.
Multiple soccer players who watched the Saga of Pohang and Jeonbuk (SAGA) between Andrigo said in one voice 'Andrigo was that kind of player?questioned ' It is understandable that special aces that determine the team's performance will be taken away from each other and taken away from each other, but the fact that the two big clubs hang on to Andrigo, who has not been verified in K League 1, is proof that there is no player suitable for K League in the end.
In fact, not only this summer, but also several players who play in K League 2 are actively being courted by K League 1 clubs. Cheonan City Paulino, Anyang Yago, Ansan Noh Kyung-ho Kim Bum-soo, and E-Land Bruno Silva. In the transfer market, which is usually held during the season, recruiting 'immediate power' is considered 'national rule' in order to reinforce power, but in recent years, the focus has been on 'cost ratio' and 'potential'. Officials in the transfer market pointed out the reality that there is a fierce recruitment battle even with a player who seems to be difficult to play as a main player even if he is recruited right away. In particular, teams that need to rebound need to strengthen their power even with funds, but the reality is that they cannot open their wallets easily due to difficult financial conditions. "It's okay not to be recruited, so I hope only our players won't be taken away."There is even a saying that ". Concerns have also been raised that this trend of investment contraction could eventually lead to a decline in league levels.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
