Why Tottenham only allowed a half-season loan, Tottenham director Yang Min-hyuk will return in the summer to play in the preseason
Feb 06, 2025
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Tottenham released the evaluation of technical director Johan Lange's January transfer market on its official website on the 5th (Korea time). Director Lange is currently a key player in determining Tottenham's recruitment and release. Among them, there was also an evaluation of Yang Min-hyuk. Director Lange said, `Now for Yang Min-hyuk, Will Rankshire and Luca Gunter, we felt that it was the right step in their careers for these players to go out and steadily secure more playing time. This is because the environment is important. These players will return in the summer and are ready to compete in the pre-season."
Yang Min-hyuk found a new nest in the January transfer market. The destination was the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), a Championship (second division) team where Park Ji-sung and Yoon Seok-young played in the past. QPR said on its official channel on the 30th of last month that it is pleased to confirm Yang Min-hyuk's lease from Tottenham Hotspur. The contract period is until the end of this season. Yang Min-hyuk engraved the lucky number 47 he wore at Gangwon FC and wore a QPR uniform.
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It was a surprise lease. Yang Min-hyuk, who entered the K League 1 stage last season as a semi-professional player, played in the first year of his debut and showed sensational performance of 12 goals and 6 assists, confirming his trip to Tottenham last summer. Amid the big club's love call, Tottenham had Yang Min-hyuk by shooting the club's 18-year-old record and the highest transfer fee to K-League Europe (estimated 4 million euros, about 6 billion won).
Tottenham asked Yang Min-hyuk to `join early.' It was originally scheduled to join in January 2025, but it moved to the UK faster than planned. The expectations at Tottenham were considerable. Yang Min-hyuk is not a B team, but a player who proudly signed a contract for the first team. He showed good performance in training and received favorable reviews internally. Yang Min-hyuk, who received No. 18, calmly waited for his debut by training faithfully amid groundless rumors such as ghost rumors.
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Although he didn't get a chance at Tottenham, Yang Min-hyuk's rating was still high. Love calls poured in around the championship. As many as 10 teams, including the championship teams such as Watford, Burnley, Hulciti, Millwall and Swansea City, as well as Birmingham, the first league (third division) where Baek Seung-ho plays, and the three Belgian main pillar league teams, sent love calls.
Yang Min-hyuk's side had a quick meeting with Tottenham. I told you two conditions. First, I asked to go on loan to a club that can play many games, second, a club based in London. The proposal was already sufficient. Tottenham, who was struggling, eventually opened up. Starting with Leighton Orient's loan in the past, he decided to follow the example of Harry Kane, who became the best goalscorer after gaining experience in the lower leagues.
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Watford was initially the most active club. However, the situation was complicated, including the director's future. In the meantime, QPR has been active. In particular, coach Marty Cifuentes especially wanted Yang Min-hyuk. Cifuentes has ties to Korean soccer. Cifuentes led Sweden's Hambardby in the 2022-2023 season, when he coached Boyanich and Rubikshon, who currently play for Ulsan HD. After they moved to Ulsan, Cifuentes paid attention to the K-League. Yang Min-hyuk caught my eye with delay. After taking the helm of QPR, he also tried to recruit Yang Min-hyuk. At that time, a large number of first-division big clubs jumped in and gave up their minds.
Cifuentes' unrequited love paid off this winter's transfer market. QPR's concern was its aggression. This is why QPR wanted Yang Min-hyuk. He has to compete with Japanese Koki Saito and Irish national team Paul Smith, but as head coach Cifuentes has been watching Yang Min-hyuk for a long time, he is expected to get enough opportunities.
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Yang Min-hyuk was replaced by Ilias Chair, and he made an effective shot with a strong right foot shot two minutes into the game. It was a scene that showed persistent defense and shooting skills reminiscent of Park Ji-sung. Yang Min-hyuk made all four passes during nine blushes on the day. He also made one tackle in defense.
Head coach Xavi Kalm, who temporarily took the helm on behalf of coach Marty Cifuentes, who was unable to sit on the bench due to illness, said in an interview after the game, `I am happy to be with Yang Min-hyuk. He is a right flanker who provides depth to the side. I'm sure he'll help us," he said with a thumbs up.
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Yang Min-hyuk then played against Blackburn at Loftus Road in London on the 5th. The playing time has increased. Yang Min-hyuk showed off his presence with a broken performance. Although he did not record an attack point, he led QPR's attack with strong forward pressure and active movement. In the 31st minute, he contributed to Jack Coleback's winning goal. When the ball from the right side of the penalty area hit the striker's head and fell, Yang Min-hyuk jumped in. He tripped over a defender's tackle and this ball spilled to the callback. The callback scored with a left footed shot.
Yang Min-hyuk did not create a shooting opportunity on the day, but he received favorable reviews from the local media for running the game smoothly overall. SofaScore gave it a 6.6 rating.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
