[단독]Seung-Woo Lee confirmed to Portimónens in Portugal

Korean striker Seung-Woo Lee (23) from the Belgian professional football Sint Trawiden starts at the Portimonence Sporting Club in the Portuguese 1st Division.

An official from P&P Management (hereinafter referred to as P&P), a leading European agent in charge of negotiating the transfer, said in a telephone interview with the JoongAng Ilbo on the 2nd, “We agreed to a lease transfer with Portimonence. The contract includes the option to transfer completely after the season is over.”

The contract was made urgently. Fortimones, who constantly observed Lee Seung-woo’s trends in the transfer market, captured Lee Seung-right’s mind with a bold bet one day ahead of the transfer deadline (2 days 0 o’clock in Europe). Lee Seung-right, who had prioritized the K-League and other options, confirmed the Portimonence offer and then turned the direction of negotiations sharply.

A P&P official said, “As the remaining time was not long, the negotiations were urgent. With just a few minutes of deadline, the club and players signed the contract. He explained that he was already on the list of registered players in the Portuguese League.”

The reason the club didn’t announce it immediately is because of administrative issues. In order for the transfer to be completed, the Portuguese Football Association must compile the list of players transferred in their league and submit them to the International Football Federation (FIFA). This is for issuing an international transfer agreement, which is the final process of transfer, but this process has been delayed due to computer problems. P&P said, “As it is a process between the Football Association and FIFA, we have been confirmed by the club and international lawyers that there is no problem with registering players. The official announcement will be made in the morning of the 2nd local time in Europe.”

The issue of Lee Seung-woo’s transfer this winter was raised by the original team Sint Trawiden. Last month, Sint Trawiden conducted an undercover negotiation for the loan of Lee Seung-woo with Gochepe in Turkey’s first division, and this fact was announced through media reports, and Lee Seung-woo’s rise began to attract attention. Goetseppe was finally canceled because it was a negotiation between clubs without player consent, but several clubs in and outside Europe who confirmed that Seung-Woo Lee appeared on the transfer market competed in the recruitment war.

Not only already known Maccabi Haifa (Israel), Calvah (UAE), Las Palmas, and Mirandes (above Spain), but also clubs from various countries such as France, the United States, and Japan directly or indirectly communicated their intention to recruit. A P&P official said, “Lee Seung-woo has rarely been able to play with his team lately, but among the teams showing interest, it has been known that there is no problem with performance, such as consistently scoring goals in practice games. At the end of last month, I had a busy day, negotiating with three teams a day.”

In the negotiation process, the possibility of advancing into the K-League was also explored, but after hard consideration, Lee Seung-woo concluded that he would continue to challenge in Europe. Portimonence is striving to reinforce its offense this season after successfully remaining in the first division last season. It is a plan to increase the scoring ability by putting Lee Seung-woo’s offensive talent ahead.

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