On Jan. 8, Chinese portal site “Wang Yi (English name: NetEase)” said on its own sports content, “There seems to be no chance in the Shanghai Hai River. Shandong Taishan is likely to snatch the contract with Kim Young-kwon, the best player in the K League 1 last season.”

Shanghai Haigang is the winner of the 2023 Super League, and Shandong Taishan is the runner-up. “The senior coach of the 44-year-old Korean national soccer team also expressed his support for Kim Young-kwon’s return to the Chinese stage,” Wang Yi added.

Shanghai Haigang, the defending champion of Chinese professional football, wanted Kim Young-kwon last summer, but it didn’t come true. “It’s not easy to bring a big shot before the captain Oscar (33, Brazil) leaves,” Wang Yi said.

The 2018 Chinese Super League’s Best 11 Oscar is under contract until the 2024 season. His annual salary is reportedly 24 million U.S. dollars. “It is unrealistic for Kim to wait for Shanghai Haigang. The right time has come for the upcoming transfer window in Shandong and Taishan,” Wang said. 토토사이트 추천

Yazer Woo-jin, dubbed the “Asia’s Ballon d’Or,” is an individual soccer award hosted by Thitanzhou Bao, the No. 1 Chinese sports newspaper in terms of sales volume. It is selected through a vote of judges composed of a panel of multinational journalists.

Wang Yi said, “Shandong Taishan believes that Kim Young-gwon, who will be in his mid-30s this year, is still in very good condition. If he is recruited, he will be paid 3 million euros (4.3 billion won), which is about three times his current annual salary.”

According to the Korea Professional Football Federation’s public data, Kim Young-kwon received 1.53 billion won from Ulsan HD, the largest number among Korean players in all of the 2023 K-League 1 and 2. “As the Chinese Super League is already familiar, it is also an advantage that it can adapt smoothly again,” Wang Yi said.

Shandong Taishan has won the title, second place, and second place in the Chinese Super League in the recent three seasons. Choi Kang-hee (65), a former coach of the Korean national soccer team, has been leading the team since May last year.