There is a possibility of seeing ‘Bull’ Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers), who is highly likely to come to the market due to the financial crisis, in the European competition next season.
British media Inside Football quoted local reporter Alan Nixon on the 25th (Korean time) and mentioned Hwang Hee-chan’s name, saying, “Newcastle United and Aston Villa are checking the Premier League striker to strengthen their squad.”
The media said, “Wolverhampton has to sell the players this summer to comply with the Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.” It is escalating,” he said.
At the same time, “Hwang Hee-chan is also one of the players who will leave the team for Wolverhampton to secure cash in the next transfer market. The Premier League teams that are interested in him are Newcastle and Aston Villa.”
In particular, regarding Newcastle, he said, “Director Eddie Howe wants to reinforce the squad, and Hwang Hee-chan is the player Newcastle is after.”
Aston Villa are also interested in Hwang Hee-chan, but as Newcastle advance to next season’s UEFA Champions League, they have an advantage.
Here, the press said, “Hwang Hee-chan is also receiving attention from AS Roma, led by Jose Mourinho,” and this summer in Korea, he received more attention in the pre-season.
Hwang Hee-chan received interest from Leeds United last summer, but Wolverhampton did not allow him to transfer.
Hwang Hee-chan triggered a complete transfer clause from Leipzig to Wolverhampton last summer, resulting in a transfer fee of 16.7 million euros (approximately 23.7 billion won).
As a loanee in the 2021/22 season, Hwang Hee-chan scored 5 goals and 1 assist in 31 official matches, and this season, despite many missed games in early 2023 due to a hamstring injury, 3 goals and 1 assist in 31 official matches, including 3 goals and 1 assist in 26 league matches. Increased the number of attack points.
Hwang Hee-chan, who showed a good appearance in producing attack points through reckless breakthrough and positioning, is also useful as a multiplayer who can handle both flank and center attacks. 스포츠토토
Newcastle, which is desperately in need of reinforcements for its squad to participate in the Champions League next season, is showing interest in Hwang Hee-chan’s multi-faceted presence.
If Hwang Hee-chan participates in the Champions League, he will return to the Champions League after three seasons after playing for Leipzig (Germany) in the 2020/21 season.