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Yang Min-hyuk (18, Kangwon), a teenage rookie player who has no precedent in the history of the K-League, has now begun a countdown.
Yang Min-hyuk finished his 38th round home match against Pohang at Gangneung Stadium on the 23rd and revealed the specific date when asked about joining Tottenham in a broadcast interview, `I will leave for England on December 16.'
Yang Min-hyuk, who has to leave for London immediately after a short break of about three weeks, asked for an early joining from TottenhamAfter explaining why he joined the new team earlier than his original date of joining scheduled for the end of December, "He focuses on joining the team quickly and adapting (to the new team) while taking a break and exercising."."
Above all, he emphasized that he would focus on recovery.
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Tottenham reportedly asked Yang Min-hyuk, who spent 4 million euros (estimated transfer fee) to join the team at the end of July at a time when rookie winger Wilson O'Dowbert and Brazilian national winger Hishalisson, who were ambitiously recruited last summer, collapsed due to injuries, and Timo Werner was unable to settle down.
Werner, who was brought on a one-year loan from Leipzig, is raising the possibility of early termination of his lease through the winter transfer market in January next year.
Yang Min-hyuk is expected to be included in the entry faster than expected, as rookie Mikey Moore from Youth has not given Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou a clear trust and lacks wing resources itself.
Asian soccer expert Tiberius Rajeevski of 'Transfermarkt' said on the 21st that `Yang Min-hyuk is everyone's favorite player for the past 12 months,' adding `Yang Min-hyuk, who signed his first professional contract just half a year ago, became an irreplaceable player in Gangwon, breaking several records in the process. His consistency is astonishing. I won a lot of awards, too" he said.
Yang Min-hyuk naturally reminds me of Son Heung-min. Indeed, there are some solid similarities. Both players have excellent speed and like to face defenders. He also uses both feet comfortably, he explained about his similarities with Son Heung-min. Then "If you look closely, the play style and approach are quite different. They are physically different, and they have different offensive positions. Yang Min-hyuk said, "In a small space, I tend to focus a little more on the center."
In addition, it is highly likely that Tottenham's continued injury problems will affect Yang Min-hyuk. At the age of 18, it will be quite difficult to adapt on the other side of the world, but if you have a player from the same club, it will be easy to adapt. Tottenham's relatively young squad can be an advantage."
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Gangwon FC squad greeting fans
(Gangneung = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Ho-joon = Gangwon FC's team greets fans after the final K League 1 match at Gangneung Stadium on the afternoon of the 23rd.
Gangwon won 1-0 with Yang Min-hyuk's winning goal in a home game against the Pohang Steelers in the 38th round of Hana Bank's K League 1 Final A at Gangneung Stadium.
With this, Gangwon accumulated 64 points (19 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses) to finish the 2024 season in second place (6th place in the previous year), the highest record ever. 2024.11.23
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Yang Min-hyuk greeting his fans
(Gangneung = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Ho-joon = Gangwon FC Yang Min-hyuk greets his fans after the final K League 1 match at Gangneung Stadium on the afternoon of the 23rd.
Yang Min-hyuk, who was confirmed to transfer to Tottenham in July, will leave for England next month and join the team. 2024.11.23
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Yang Min-hyuk also proved with his skills why Tottenham recruited him in his last game in Gangwon uniform.
Yang Min-hyuk, who played as a right striker without fail, scored the first winning goal in the 35th minute of the first half to give the team a 1-0 victory.
Gangwon scored 19 wins, 7 draws, 12 losses and 64 points, bringing down Gimcheon, which lost to Seoul at the same time, and ending the season in second place, the club's best performance, to win a ticket to the Asian Club competition.
Yang Min-hyuk, who made his debut as a semi-professional this year and signed an official professional contract in June, played in all 38 games and scored 12 goals and 6 assists, contributing to 'Gangwon Donghwa'.
Yang Min-hyuk, who broke the club's youngest record, including playing and scoring, was named as the K League 1 Most Valuable Player Award, the Young Player Award, and the Best Eleven candidate. The K League 1 Grand Prize ceremony, scheduled for the 29th, is expected to be the last official event where Yang Min-hyuk will participate as a member of Gangwon.
Gangwon coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who discovered Yang Min-hyuk this season, said in a press conference, "(I) have been thinking of Yang Min-hyuk as my son for a year."After saying ", he couldn't easily say whether he was feeling emotional. "I think I'll miss you a lot, and I hope you do well."
Yang Min-hyuk, who hosted a farewell event with the Gangwon team and fans after the game, said, `I'm really happy to finish the season in second place with the victory of the last game. I didn't take advantage of many chances, but fortunately, I'm happy that the team won with one goal."
Then "It was a very grateful year. Good staff and colleagues made good relationships, so I was able to end the season well"My soccer life begins now. Please support us a lot."
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