[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Real Sociedad wants Lee Kang-in.
Spanish media El Goldital said on the 1st (Korean time) that Spain’s La Liga Real Sociedad is aiming for Valencia’s Lee Kang-in in the winter transfer market.
The media reported that Sociedad is aware of Lee Kang-in’s potential and is evaluating the role of Martin Odegor, who led the team’s attack in the 2019/20 season, as the next player.
Offensive midfielder Odegor made a loan transfer from Real Madrid to Sociedad, scoring 4 goals and 6 assists in 31 league games, and played a key role in leading the team attack.
Real Madrid joined him in the first team this season as Odegor exploded his potential at Sociedad.
Sociedad made a blast this season and placed third in the league, but the influence that Odegor was missing could not be ignored. Although he remained at the top of the league until the middle of the season, Sociedad fell to third place, losing three straight victories in December alone.
He recruited senior David Silva, but he has been missing due to frequent injuries recently. His age is also 34, and he has to find a replacement.
Lee Kang-in is also in a bad situation with his current team Valencia. Even at the beginning of the season, it seemed that it would become the core of the club that declared the rebuilding.
However, the newly appointed coach Harvey Gracia didn’t play with Lee Kang-in, and Lee Kang-in refused Valencia’s renewal offer three times during the season.
Although he recently returned to the Barcelona away game in the 14th round of the league, Lee Kang-in digested only four minutes just before the end of the game, and he was angry at this fact.
On the 31st, the squad was divided into Maxi Gomes and Lee Kang-in, and Carlos Soler and Jose Gaya, and opinions on the coach were divided, and the team was showing signs of division.
For Lee Kang-in, regardless of whether it is a transfer or not, he has to seize a golden opportunity to increase his business trip time in a new place. Lee Kang-in played 10 games this season, but played only 446 minutes and played only half of the game.
If Lee Kang-in grows in Sociedad by extending his business trip time with Valencia’s senior David Silva, it will be a great opportunity.
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