Hong Hyun-suk (25) who plays for KAA Hent in Belgium is receiving a love call for the European big league. His destination is Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.

German media outlet Sport said on the 8th (Korea time) that Bremen plans to strengthen its squad, including central midfielders, in preparation for the 2024-25 season. “Bremen is looking for a midfielder who can act as a midfielder and an offensive midfielder, and Hong Hyun-seok has been selected as a target for Bremen.”

“Hong Hyun-seok played in 43 official games last season and recorded 15 offensive points (7 goals, 8 assists),” the media said. “Hong Hyun-seok’s contract expires next summer, and an extension contract has not been agreed yet. It is said that Hent is already willing to transfer Hong Hyun-seok.”

In fact, transfer expert Sacha Tabolieri explained earlier, “Hent’s new owner’s top priority is to secure a budget before reorganizing the team,” adding, “To this end, we plan to sell Hong Hyun-seok and others through the transfer market this summer.”

The key is negotiations over transfer fees. Local analysts say that an agreement on transfer fees would be tough as many other clubs as well as Bremen want to recruit Hong. The current market value of the transfer mark amounts to 9 million euros, the fifth highest by a Korean player. Recently, rumors of a transfer to Olympique Lyonnais in France have been raised.

“There are rumors that several European tournament participating teams are also competing to recruit Hong Hyun-seok,” Sport said, adding, “The decision on Hong Hyun-seok’s future is not expected to take long.”토토사이트넷

Hong Hyun-seok, a former Ulsan HD Youth player, has been playing for Hent since the 2022 season after playing for Unterhailing, Unioz and LASK Linz. Based on his performance in Europe, he also joined the A-team in June last year and played in 12 A matches.

Bremen, which is rumored to be a transfer of Hong Hyun-seok, is a team that ranked 9th in the German Bundesliga last season with 11 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses. It was relegated to the second division of the 2020-21 season, but it settled in the middle for two consecutive seasons after re-advancing after one season. Ahead of the new season, it is trying to reinforce its power to make a leap forward in the top ranks.