Gwangju head coach Lee Jung-hyo (49), who has openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Gwangju City’s lack of support, will go to Jeonbuk Hyundai as a majority media observation deck.
Will Kim Eun-joong (45), who spent his first year as a professional coach at Suwon FC, be able to stay while extending his contract period.
Will Yoon Jeong-hwan (51), who effectively left Gangwon Province on his own while demanding a high salary, take the helm in Jeju Island as rumored.
These are all kinds of rumors (說) that are raging about the survival or transfer of a professional soccer coach these days. The media are publishing articles on the prospects, and fans are stirred up by such articles and rumors.
Head coach Lee Jung-hyo is being mentioned as a candidate for the Jeonbuk head coach who desperately needs to rebuild his family. The club says nothing has been decided, but many media outlets are making Lee Jung-hyo’s trip to Jeonbuk a fait accompli. Lee has a contract period left with Gwangju. If Lee wants to leave Gwangju, he must complete his existing contract early in any way, including a penalty. Lee has recently lost contact with the media.
Lee promoted Gwangju to the top division in 2022 and has displayed remarkable leadership in the K-League over the past two years. For the first time in the history of the Gwangju team, Lee has also participated in the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) and has maintained good performance. If Lee appears in the market, chances are high that a number of teams will stage recruitment matches. There is little reason to refuse a call if a team with the best players and best facilities comes from a corporate team like Jeonbuk.
Coach Kim Eun-joong placed Suwon FC, which was mostly at the bottom, in the top split (within the top six) for the first time in a year, and finished the season in fifth place by scoring the most points (53 points) in the club’s history. Kim is under contract with Suwon until next year. Kim is demanding a salary increase and an additional one year of contract period.
For the first time this year, Kim has become the head coach of a professional soccer team. As Kim is a novice coach and Suwon FC is a provincial team, Kim’s annual salary is at the bottom of the first division. Some media outlets even reported on the morning of the 18th that Kim Eun-joong is highly likely to break up with Suwon FC. However, Kim told the Dong-A Ilbo in the afternoon that he had never fought over his annual salary, adding that he only asked for a one-year contract extension to lead the team stably. Kim’s representative is said to have asked the team for an annual salary that is nearly twice the existing annual salary. “Kim’s agent has already told Kim several times that his mind has already left,” Choi Soon-ho, Suwon’s general manager, said. “We have conveyed the team’s intention to go together and are waiting for Kim’s reply.”
Kim Eun-joong also received a offer from Incheon United, which dropped to the second division this year. “I was contacted twice two to three days ago from Incheon, but I firmly refused,” Kim said. “It is not true that I made an unreasonable demand to Suwon FC after receiving an offer from Incheon.” 토토사이트
Yoon’s next destination has yet to be discussed in detail. However, some in the soccer community have said since the middle of the season that Yoon could take the helm of Jeju Island. The coach for Jeju is Kim Hak-beom. He is currently staying overseas to search for foreign players. “I haven’t heard anything from the club about his future,” Yoon said. When he was a player, he played for Bucheon FC (Bucheon SK, Korea merit) for five years.