"POSTECH teacher, I'm here for EPL, too."'→ Reunited as an enemy after one season...Brighton transfer confirmed with the highest transfer fee ever in the league
Aug 27, 2024
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Brighton is happy to announce that it has completed recruiting the O'Reilly on its official website on the 27th (Korea time). We signed a contract with O'Reilly until June 2029' announced the recruitment.
Brighton coach Fabian Wheeler said of O'Reilly's recruitment, `He's very professional, he's good at taking the right space and attacking. I know when to attack at the right time. He likes to advance and attack the opponent's penalty box, but he also has excellent defensive instincts. That balance makes him special. He is a great player, and he has a strong ambition for success. That's important to us,' he said, welcoming O'Reilly.
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After playing for Miltonkins, he immediately began to make his name known in earnest by wearing Scotland's most prestigious Celtic uniform in a year. It was Postecoglou who brought O'Reilly to Celtic at the time.
Under Postecoglou, O'Reilly was reborn as the best midfielder in the league. O'Reilly, who has good dribbling, vision, passes and box hitting skills as well as defense, performed well with four goals and three assists in 20 games in his first season. In his second season, he scored four goals and 14 assists in 54 games, making him one of the top contributors to Postecoglou's domestic treble (triple crown).
O'Reilly's performance continued in the 2023-2024 season when Postecoglou left for Tottenham. Rather, he was reborn as the best player in the league. O'Reilly played in 49 games and received great attention from all over Europe with 19 goals and 18 assists. After the end of the season, major European clubs paid attention to him.
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Things have changed with Brighton jumping into recruitment. Brighton persuaded Celtic by offering a total of 30 million pounds (about 52 billion won) including options. The £30 million mark is the highest ever among the release fees of SPL clubs. That's how much Brighton were serious about recruiting O'Reilly.
O'Reilly, who joined Brighton, is likely to be the team's main player immediately. Brighton's main midfielder Billy Gilmour is close to transferring to Napoli. O'Reilly is expected to play in Gilmour's place in the future.
O'Reilly's transfer to Brighton will inevitably draw attention to the meeting between Postecoglou and his lover O'Reilly in the future match between Tottenham and Brighton. Tottenham and Brighton are scheduled to face each other for the first time this season on October 7.
A student and teacher who commanded Scotland at Celtic will face each other on the English Premier League stage. Attention is focusing on whether Postecoglou's success story from SPL can lead to his disciples.
digh1229@sportschosun.com
