Hwang Hee-chan's popularity explodes! Are you going to London, not France? My former teacher arrived at the love call..."I'm aiming for HWANG," 英's leading newspaper reported
Hwang Hee-chan's popularity explodes! Are you going to London, not France? My former teacher arrived at the love call..."I'm aiming for HWANG," 英's leading newspaper reported
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It is news that West Ham United of the Premier League (PL), based in London, the capital of England, has Hwang Hee-chan as a candidate for recruitment.
Since West Ham are currently feeling the absence of a clear striker, they scored 12 goals in the league last season alone, and have been silent for a while this season, and it seems that Hwang Hee-chan, who has shown a high level of determination by scoring in the last two consecutive games, has been included in the recruitment list.
Coincidentally, West Ham's current head coach is Julen Lopetegui, who has coached Hwang Hee-chan at Wolverhampton in the past. Lopetegui has not been in Wolverhampton for less than a year, so his relationship with Hwang Hee-chan is not long, but it is clear that he was close enough to evaluate Hwang Hee-chan's talent.
"West Ham United is working on a list of striker targets that can be recruited this month, and Brighton's Evan Ferguson, Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-chan and Middlesbrough's Lateras are among the considerations," the British newspaper Telegraph reported on the 5th (Korea time).
The media said, "West Ham lacks a striker due to the injuries of Mikail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen," adding, "In January, it is the club's top priority to resolve this, but West Ham is also eyeing the recruitment of midfielders."
As the Telegraph explained, West Ham are agonizing over the lack of a clear goaltender this season. Antonio suffered a major injury due to an unexpected accident, making it virtually impossible to return this season, and even Bowen, who was an ace, was out of the lineup due to injury, which has dealt a big blow to his season plans.
Of course, there are other offensive resources, such as Mohamed Kudus, a key member of the Ghanaian national team, and Nicklas Fülkruk, who was recruited from Borussia Dortmund, but Kudus is the best player when he plays the role of winger, not striker, and Fülkruk is still in a slump, scoring only one goal after joining West Ham. This is why some players, including Hwang Hee-chan, are included in West Ham's recruitment list.
Hwang Hee-chan, who started his Premier League career by joining Wolverhampton on loan in 2021, did not immediately show good performance, but he reached a career high with 12 goals in the league alone last season and 13 goals in all competitions. In particular, it has been confirmed that the goal-determining ability is excellent due to the high rate of scoring conversion compared to shooting, and West Ham seems to be aiming for a proven player in the Premier League like Hwang Hee-chan.
However, the stumbling block is the winter transfer market. Players who transfer in the winter transfer market often feel energized immediately. Since most of the players' original teams are reluctant to send key players of the team during the season, teams that want to recruit players need to invest more money than in the summer transfer market to be able to recruit players they want.
West Ham's financial position and the Premier League's profitability and sustainability regulations (PSR) are also likely to be hampered. In other words, if West Ham wants to recruit Hwang Hee-chan and other players on the recruitment list, it may have to sell existing players.
The Telegraph also pointed out this part, saying, "West Ham want to sign a player on loan this month, but the funds through a full transfer will be available through player sales."
West Ham's most aggressive target is Brighton's talent Ferguson. Ferguson has made a name for himself as one of the best prospects in the Premier League, scoring six goals and two assists in 19 Premier League matches (10 starts) during the 2022-23 season when he was 18 years old.
However, he fell into a slump due to injuries in the 2023-24 season, and this season he has not escaped the injury he suffered at the end of last season. Ferguson has scored just one goal this season. 안전놀이터
According to the Telegraph, there is widespread speculation within Brighton that Ferguson will move on loan, and apart from his poor scoring record, he is still highly regarded by clubs. West Ham have also reportedly inquired about Ferguson's move.
The media noted that Wolverhampton rejected the offer of Olenpe Marcéu (France), which tried to recruit Hwang Hee-chan in the summer transfer market. At the time, Marcéu offered £21 million (about KRW 38.4 billion), which means that West Ham may have to invest more than £21 million in transfer fees if it tries to recruit Hwang Hee-chan in the winter transfer market.
However, even if West Ham say they will pay the transfer fee, it is not clear whether Wolverhampton will think positively about selling Hwang Hee-chan. Of course, it is undeniable that Hwang Hee-chan has been underperforming this season compared to last season, but it is because he recently began to revive after manager Vitor Pereira took the helm of Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton is in a situation worth expecting from Hwang Hee-chan in the second half of the year.
If Hwang Hee-chan wears a West Ham uniform, he will be able to play in London with Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), his national team colleague and senior. Although Tottenham and West Ham's Liberley are not fierce, the match between the two teams is also called one of the "London Derby" as teams share the same hometown.