Baek Seung-ho of Darmstadt, Germany’s second division Bundesliga. Korea Football Association
K-League 1 (first division) Jeonbuk announced that it would stop promoting the recruitment of national team midfielder Baek Seung-ho (23, Darumstadt). This is due to the fact that Baek Seung-ho signed an agreement with Suwon Samsung and received support before leaving for the Spain Barcelona youth team.
An official from Jeonbuk said on the 22nd that “the recruitment of Baek Seung-ho will stop once,” and stated that “we can move only if we organize our relationship with Suwon first. Jeonbuk tried to sign Seung-ho Baek, who was active in the German second division Bundesliga Darmstadt ahead of the 2021 season. Jeonbuk coach Kim Sang-sik also expressed interest that “if Baek Seung-ho joins, it can be used as a side resource as well as Jungwon,” but the contract with Suwon Samsung, which was revealed lately, is holding back.
In fact, Jeonbuk requested a status inquiry for Baek Seung-ho through the Korea Professional Football Federation, and after receiving a reply from the Spanish Football Association saying that “the professional contract has exceeded 5 years”, it has been preparing for recruitment by discussing specific transfer fees with Darmstadt in earnest. . However, it became a problem as it was belatedly known that Baek Seung-ho had signed an agreement with Suwon and received support before entering overseas.
According to the Suwon club, Baek Seung-ho received 300 million won each year for three years from Suwon under the condition of going to Maetango before studying in Barcelona in 2010, and he signed a five-year contract with the Barcelona youth team, and it became difficult to go to Maetango. It is known that the second agreement was written, saying,’I promise to join Suwon unconditionally when returning to the K-League.’ The Jeonbuk side is unaware of this fact.
Suwon holds the key to Baek Seung-ho’s return to the K-League. Suwon, who had even prepared a legal dispute with Baek Seung-ho, said, “I will have to consider whether it is appropriate to accept a player who has forsaken the club’s trust. Even if it is not accepted, it is necessary to give written consent to the player’s abandonment. It is also a concern that cases may occur.”
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