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Kim Min Su to Rangers FC? + Seol Young Woo to Augsburg and Perfect Debuts for Lee Kang In and Lee Han Beom

August 24, 2026 Jinseok 3

Big news on the transfer front: Korea’s top wonderkids are moving this summer. First came Kim Ye Geon’s heavily anticipated move to Europe, now we […]

Kim Ye Geon – From Viral Prodigy to Jeonbuk Pro to an Imminent Move to FK Crvena Zvezda

August 21, 2026 Jinseok 8

For the past month I’ve been drafting the Part 3 to our Post-World Cup Checklist where we talk about KFA’s plans for reform and selecting […]

Post-World Cup Checklist Part 2: Summer Transfers [Edit: Lee Dong Gyeong’s work permit issues, Hwang In Beom to Porto, Bae Jun Ho to Lyon?]

July 11, 2026 Jinseok 9

In our post-World Cup to do list series we first looked at the upcoming all-important Asian Games. Now we turn our attention to the summer […]

The Comprehensive 2025-2026 Korean Footballers Abroad Preview

August 13, 2025 Jinseok 7

The new season is upon us, and with a recent slew of direct transfers to Europe from the K League, we can now properly field […]

Son Heung Min to LAFC: Our Thoughts

August 5, 2025 Jinseok 3

The infamous Fabrizio Romano “Here We Go” post has surfaced. Outside of us seeing SHM holding up his new jersey, this is the most official […]

Son Heung Min to Leave Tottenham: End of an Era and a Trip Down Memory Lane

August 2, 2025 Jinseok 5

During a press conference ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s 8/3/2025 preseason match against Newcastle United in South Korea, Son Heung Min confirmed the rumors that had […]

Potential K League Transfers to Europe: Part 3 Post Military Exemption

October 15, 2023 Jinseok 2

Thanks to Korea’s third Asian Games gold medal in a row, a whole new generation of footballers earned military exemption, something that would’ve ruled out […]

Korean Players Abroad: The 2023-2024 Season Comprehensive Preview

August 11, 2023 Jinseok 8

With the Premier League, Ligue One, and La Liga set to kick off tomorrow and other leagues to follow suit next week, I figured now […]

2023 Korean Transfers: Yang Hyun Jun and Kwon Hyuk Kyu to Celtic + Cho Gue Sung to Midtjylland

July 16, 2023 Jinseok 1

In December I highlighted some of the top K League talents with a shot of making it to Europe in the coming summer. In the […]

2023 Korean Transfers: Kim Min Jae to Bayern Munich? Manchester United? PSG? Or [Insert Any Top Club]?

June 29, 2023 Jinseok 0

The story of Kim Min Jae’s transfer is a rapidly evolving one. After completing a picture perfect season (Serie A defender of the year, Serie […]

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