Gangwon FC have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur noticed off competitors from a direct Premier League rival to signal Yang Min-hyeok.
Spurs agreed a deal on Sunday that can see the 18-year-old arrive in north London in January 2025, remaining with South Korean aspect Gangwon till then.
“We’re delighted to announce that we’ve reached an settlement for Yang Min-hyeok to affix the Membership from Ok League 1 aspect Gangwon FC, topic to work allow and worldwide clearance,” Spurs mentioned in a brief assertion posted on their web site on Sunday.
“Yang, who turned 18 in April, has agreed a deal that can run till 2030 and can be a part of us in January, 2025.”
{The teenager} is very rated in South Korea, notching two targets and two assists in 23 caps for the nation’s U16 and U17 groups mixed, whereas he’s already registered eight targets and 4 assists in 25 Ok League appearances for Gangwon.
Alongside present membership captain Son Heung-min and Lee Younger-pyo, Min-hyeok is the third South Korean participant to signal for Tottenham.
Spurs beat rivals to Min-hyeok signing
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve reached settlement to signal Yang Min-Hyeok from Gangwon FC, topic to work allow and worldwide clearance.
He’ll be a part of us in January 2025.
Welcome to Tottenham, Yang ?
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024
Tottenham’s seize of Min-hyeok — who received the Ok League Younger Participant of the Month awards for April, Might and June of this yr — has been made much more spectacular by Gangwon’s declare that they noticed off competitors from one other of the Premier League’s massive hitters.
“It’s true that one other massive 6 PL workforce that not too long ago received the UCL had additionally enquired about Yang,” a membership consultant mentioned (by way of talkSPORT).
“That workforce had good plans about Yang’s improvement and had approached us sooner than Spurs. However what I didn’t realise on the time was that Yang had his coronary heart set on Tottenham.
“I even requested him if he wished to go to that different membership, however Yang straightly refused, saying he wished to solely be a part of Spurs.
“To make it clear, it was Yang, slightly than Gangwon, who made the selection to select Tottenham as his subsequent membership. I revered the participant’s want.”
