Jeollanam-do, Leandro, a speed star who played in Daejeon, was recruited in a surprise move to establish a Horval trio with Nanbaldivia
Dec 26, 2024
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An official familiar with the K-League transfer market agreed to recruit Leandro, a foreign striker who played for Daejeon Hana Citizen. I plan to enter the country this week and conduct a medical test.' Leandro, who had terminated his contract with Daejeon in the summer of 2024, will return to the K League after half a year.
Jeonnam ranked fourth in the 2024 season. In the semi-playoff (PO), he went beyond Busan I'Park to the PO stage. It was my first trip to PO since relegation in 2018. Unfortunately, it failed to advance into the promotion PO due to the wall of Seoul E-Land, but it was a year of possibility.
With the goal of promoting to the 2025 season, he chose to change. Instead of Lee's expired contract, Kim Hyun-seok, who led Chungnam Asan to second place this season, was appointed. The scout team also moved quickly. He quickly recruited Korean players, who were called "truthless." It added Labor Gun in Daejeon, Kim Do-yoon in Ansan Greeners, and Yang Ji-hoon in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province.
The main point was a foreign player. We found a foreign striker who is certain to be paired with Valdivia, a former K League 2 MVP. He succeeded in recruiting Honan, a tall striker who showed good performance at Seoul E-Land in the 2023 season. Honan, who boasts a tremendous physicality of 1m95-88kg and excellent scoring ability, is expected to surely protect the front line of Jeollanam-do.
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Leandro, who changed his uniform to Daejeon in 2022, showed some ups and downs, but he led the promotion of Daejeon with his unique sharp play. Leandro, who also showed good performance in the K League 1 and ranked second in assists in 2023, eventually said goodbye to Daejeon due to an unexpected injury against Gwangju FC in the 2024 season.
Leandro, who devoted himself to rehabilitation, returned to health and received attention from K-League teams. Jeonnam was active. Leandro, who once again dreams of rising up, also wants to try again in the K-League, and an agreement has been reached.
Jeollanam-do completed the 'Horeval Trio' that leads to Honan, Leandro, and Valdivia, building a top K-League 2 foreign team. All of them have a clear advantage of being experienced in the K League. Jeollanam-do plans to additionally recruit foreign players and certainly give strength to Kim Hyun-seok's system.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
