Tottenham will signal 18-year-old South Korea youth worldwide winger Yang Min-Hyeok on a five-year deal from Gangwon FC in January.
The deal ends hypothesis linking Spurs, who’re about to face an XI from the Okay League top-flight wherein Yang has flourished, with the 2023 Beneath-17 Asian Cup runner-up.
“I’m nicely conscious of the standard of the Okay League,” Spurs supervisor Ange Postecoglou mentioned when he was requested whether or not Yang was about to signal earlier this week, including {that a} potential deal was “tough for me to debate”.
“Once I was at Celtic, we have been trying to convey over a minimum of a few Korean gamers on the time and I believe they’ve introduced a pair over.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024
“We’re continuously wanting. I spent near 4 years in Japan. I cherished my time right here and I actually suppose the J League is a contest that ranks, other than possibly the large 5 or 6 leagues in Europe, in high quality with different leagues.
“I actually imagine that Japan is producing some world-class gamers who’re already making their mark on the Premier League. We seen [Kaoru] Mitoma go to Brighton and the Premier League and do fantastically nicely. I took three or 4, possibly extra, gamers to Celtic and so they’re all making an affect.”
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024
South Korea captain Son ‘excellent’
South Korea’s most high-profile participant, Son Heung-min, has been essential for Spurs since becoming a member of from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, scoring 162 objectives in 408 appearances.
“They ‘ve made a implausible affect in Europe, lots of Korean gamers – none larger and none higher than our personal Sonny,” mentioned Postecoglou.
“He’s simply an excellent participant and an excellent particular person. He’s the captain of our membership… we’re tremendous joyful to have him at our soccer membership.”
토트넘에 오신것을 환영합니다! pic.twitter.com/Y0h6qn24tT
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024
Yang Min-Hyeok stats
Yang got here by way of the youth ranks at Gangwon and has began all 25 of their league matches this season, producing eight objectives and 4 assists.
That has included three objectives and an help in his final two matches for the participant who has represented his nation at Beneath-16 and Beneath-17 degree, travelling to the FIFA Beneath-17 World Cup.
Tottenham head to the Seoul World Cup Stadium for matches in opposition to the Okay-League line-up on Wednesday and Bayern Munich on August 3 (each 12pm).
