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[스포츠서울 박준범기자] Will Hwang Hee-chan (25, Leipzig) advance to the English Premier League (EPL)?
The rumors of Hwang Hee-chan’s transfer, whose position within the team is unstable, continues to rise. This time it is EPL. British media’Daily Mail’ said’West Ham actively jumped into the battle for Hwang Hee-chan. Director David Moyes has pointed out Hwang Hee-chan as a substitute for Sebastian Haller, who transferred to Ajax (the Netherlands).’ Earlier, the Leipzig local media’RBLive’ raised the possibility of Hwang Hee-chan’s transfer to Mainz.
Hwang Hee-chan entered the German stage this season, but is having a difficult year. Aside from the selection, they are not given an opportunity to participate as a replacement resource. It looks like it was pushed back in the main game. Of course, there was a hip injury at the beginning of the season, and in November, when the condition was rising, after an A match, he was diagnosed with a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and suffered a difficulty of missing for two months. Hwang Hee-chan hit the ground with a replacement after about two months against Dortmund on the 10th, but could not keep up with the game tempo. Hwang Hee-chan couldn’t show such an activity in the last 23 days against Mainz in digesting about 20 minutes including the extra time in the second half.
It is the paradox of location anxiety. If Hwang Hee-chan wears a West Ham uniform, he is on loan, but he will enter the EPL of his dreams. Even before moving to Leipzig from Salzburg (Austria) last year, Hwang Hee-chan received the attention of several EPL teams including Wolverhampton. The impact of his performance in the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League was great. In Leipzig, there is not much time to play, but there seems to be an inherent expectation that if only the sense of actuality is restored, it will be able to show above average performance. Even for Hwang Hee-chan, who is in her mid-20s, it is an important factor to consistently compete in games, regardless of their status.
Moreover, the national team senior Son Heung-min (Tottenham) remains in EPL. Interest is also focused on the confrontation between the two. West Ham and Tottenham are related to London. The two teams will meet at the London Stadium, home of West Ham, on the 21st of next month. When Hwang Hee-chan’s loan transfer to West Ham, another’Korean Derby’ is made.
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