This really doesn’t deserve it’s own post, but since he still has a number of believers here I’ll post it. Park Chu-young has reportedly signed a one-year deal with Saudi outfit Al Shabab. The deal is worth a cool million dollars, and Park should join up with the team immediately (Saudi Arabia league season has already started). Park will (according to Wikipedia) wear the number 19 shirt.
I always wonder what would have happened had he stayed in the French League with Lille, instead of jumping ship to Arsenal….
A season of Eden Hazard and Park Chu-Young on the pitch together! If only…
Well, he got the paycheck he was looking for. I would have liked it if he tried a bit harder to enter the K-League again but so be it. What a sad story his career has been. Hindsight is 20/20 but it’s truly tragic the way his career has turned out.
He didn’t want to come back. His agent made it pretty clear early on (after being released by Arsenal) that the K League wasn’t in consideration.
Even more saddening that he wouldn’t even put it under consideration. I suppose not all that surprising given how Koreans and netizens have treated him.
I love Park and he still has some decent moments in his career to be proud of. But I can’t help but sigh when looking at how everything turned out. I do wish the best for him in Al Shabab.
I don’t think it had much to do with Koreans/netizens (although maybe a bit). I think it’s more what a return would represent. A player returning because he had no where else to go. In some ways I think he saw returning to Korea as giving up/a sign of failure. I think he still believes that he can return to Europe if he does well at Al Shabab.
Good, low risk signing for Al Shabab. PCY will regain form and return to the national team next year.
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Wheres the koolaid?
I agree, with all due respect, you must be smoking something if you think PCY can re-join the National Team.
Jae, it may have not deserved it own post but it’s gotten 16 Retweets lol
It seems not everyone has given up (like I have) on this guy.
as in I’ve already given up on PCY, but many haven’t
just wanted to clear that up
Gotta give the people what they want.
Transfer to Le Havre (ligue2) in 2015?!