Stoke City, England's Second Division, Offers to Sign Bae Jun-ho

Stoke City, England's Second Division, Offers to Sign Bae Jun-ho... Daejeon "Negotiating"

Midfielder Bae Jun-ho (20), who took the lead in Korea's advance to the semifinals at this year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, has a chance to advance to Europe.

On the 22nd, an official from Bae Jun-ho's team, K-League 1 Daejeon Hana Citizen, said, "We received an offer from Stoke City in the second division of England and are negotiating." 온라인카지노

Bae Jun-ho, who turned 20 on August 21st, is an offensive midfielder who started his professional career by joining Daejeon, a K-League 2 team, last year.

He scored 1 goal in 10 games including the playoffs last season, and is growing with more opportunities this year when Daejeon has been promoted to the first division.

The record in the K-League 1 this season is 2 goals in 16 matches.

In particular, Bae Jun-ho played the role of Kim Eun-joong's 'ace' in the U-20 World Cup held in Argentina from May to June of this year, helping Korea advance to the semifinals for the second consecutive time, making his name known.

In the semi-final against Italy, he showed off his splendid individual skills even in a 1-2 defeat, receiving praise from his opponent's manager, drawing attention not only in Korea but also abroad.

It is known that there are European clubs interested in him after the World Cup, and Stoke City is said to have sent a specific proposal to Daejeon.

Stoke City, a member of the English Second Division Football League (EFL) Championship, played in the Premier League (EPL) until the 2016-2017 season.

Last season, it was ranked 16th in the EFL Championship, and in the recently started 2023-2024 season, it is ranked 8th with 2 wins and 1 loss until the 3rd round.

In addition to Kim Yong-hak (Portimonense) and Lee Ji-han (Freiburg Team B), defender Kim Ji-soo stepped on the European stage after the World Cup.

Kim Ji-soo, who played for Seongnam FC in the K-League 2, signed a contract with Brentford, an EPL team, in June and is currently playing for Team B.