Yang Min-hyeok likely to join Tottenham in December “Enough time to adapt to the team and league”
Yang Min-hyeok likely to join Tottenham in December “Enough time to adapt to the team and league”
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Yang Min-hyeok (Gangwon FC), an 18-year-old striker who signed with Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League, is expected to join his new team earlier than scheduled.
British media outlet Football London reported on the 14th (local time), "Yang Min-hyeok is expected to enter Hotspur Way (Tottenham's training ground) in December ahead of his official transfer to Tottenham scheduled for January next year."
Then, it was reported that "Tottenham Hotspur manager Anji Postecoglou is planning to give Yang Min-hyeok enough time to adapt rather than rushing the move."
Yang Min-hyeok's transfer to Tottenham was confirmed at the end of July. Gangwon did not reveal the specific terms of the contract, but said, "It is the highest transfer fee among Korean players who went directly 스포츠토토사이트 from Korea to Europe." However, Yang Min-hyeok was not planning to join Tottenham right away, but to join in January next year after finishing this season's K League 1 schedule.
Football London reported, "The K League 1 season ends at the end of this month after the A-match break," and "Yang Min-hyeok will take a two-week break before joining Tottenham next month to adapt to the local environment and obtain a copyright before his official joining in January next year."
Gangwon will conclude this season's K League 1 schedule with a match against Pohang Steelers on the 23rd.
Tottenham Hotspur have been struggling with their winger resources recently.
Wilson Odover and Richarlison are out with hamstring injuries, while Mikey Moore is out with a virus. Son Heung-min and Timo Werner have recently returned from muscle injuries.
However, it does not seem that Yang Min-hyeok's early joining was intended to be used as a force immediately after joining.
Football London predicted that "Yang Min-hyeok will likely carefully adapt to life at Tottenham and in the Premier League in a new club, league, country, and culture, rather than being immediately included in the starting lineup for next January."
He continued, "Yang Min-hyeok, 18, is coming to the end of his first season in senior football and he will have played more than 3,000 minutes. Then, jumping straight into the Premier League in the middle of the season with his speed and power will be physically demanding."
Football London also added, "Of course, there is a possibility that Yang Min-hyeok, who is in his teens, will adapt quickly, but it is expected that it will take time for him to adapt to the physical demands and speed of Premier League games." They also added, "Tottenham will also be wary of the risk of injury for Yang Min-hyeok, who has spent a long season in Korea."
Yang Min-hyeok, born in 2006, made his debut in the K-League as a semi-professional contract player this season and became a full-fledged professional player in June, successfully advancing to the Premier League in less than a year as a professional.
Yang Min-hyeok broke all of Gangwon’s youngest records this season, including appearances, scores, and attack points, and is currently ranked 2nd in attack points on the team (11 goals and 6 assists in 37 games). He has also won the K-League Young Player of the Month award five times. He was also selected for the national team for the first time due to his performance in the league.