Hwang Hee-chan announced his transfer.
French media ‘Footmercato’ reported on July 15, 2024 (Korean time), “Hwang Hee-chan, who is receiving interest from Olympique de Marseille, who is negotiating with Wolverhampton, has conveyed to the club his intention to join Marseille.” did.
Hwang Hee-chan showed his best performance this season.
Hwang Hee-chan scored his first goal of the season against Brighton.
He headed a corner kick from Pablo Sarabia in the 16th minute of the second half, scoring a goal that gave Wolverhampton, who were losing 0-4, hope to catch up.
Based on this goal, he gained the manager’s trust and started as a starter in the next game against Everton.
Wolverhampton recorded their first win against Everton, but Hwang Hee-chan’s situation was not good.
He played all 45 minutes of the first half and was replaced by Ait Nuri at the start of the second half.
Hwang Hee-chan hamstring injury problem
As many people predicted, another hamstring injury problem occurred.
He maintained good form after returning from his hamstring injury.
He scored back-to-back goals in the 4th round match against Crystal Palace and the 5th round match against Liverpool.
And he was the hero who handed Wolverhampton their first Premier League loss of the season to Manchester City.
Hwang Hee-chan also broke his own record this season.
Hee-Chan Hwang becomes the seventh player to score 15 goals in the Premier League, following Kevin Doyle (2011), Stephen Fletcher (2011), Matthew Jarvis (2012), Raul Jimenez (2019), Diogo Jota (2020) and Ruben Neves (2022). Became a Wolverhampton player.
Hwang Hee-chan ultimately led Wolverhampton’s attack along with Mateus Cunha, scoring 12 goals and 3 assists in 29 league games, and based on this performance, Marseille approached him.
French media ‘L’Equipe’ reported on July 5, 2024 (Korean time), “Korea’s national striker Hwang Hee-chan is included in the list of offensive resources established by Marseille management and verified by coach Roberto De Zervi.”
Hwang Hee-chan agrees contract terms with Marseille
The media continued, “He is a player recognized by the Marseille club management (Pablo Longoria already approached him in 2020).
“He is a player who has been proven by manager Roberto De Zervi, who likes his intense style and has met him on several occasions at Brighton,” he added.
In fact, Marseille was sincere about Hwang Hee-chan, and according to Wolverhampton reporter Liam Keane, Marseille offered a transfer fee of 21 million pounds (about 37.5 billion won).
However, Wolverhampton rejected the offer because Hwang Hee-chan is under contract with Wolverhampton until June 2028 and the transfer fee is high.
Nevertheless, the media said, “Marseille can also have hope because it is known that he has clearly expressed his desire to join Marseille to the club.
Marseille also agreed to contract terms with Hwang Hee-chan,” the report said.
Hwang Hee-chan really wants to play for Marseille.
Now the situation is up to Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton will want a higher transfer fee and Marseille will not be able to easily afford it.
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