Hwang “I want to make a decision to go to Qatar quickly”
French Ligue 1 (1st division) Bordeaux striker Hwang Ui-jo (30, photo), who recorded his first hat-trick after advancing to Europe, is skyrocketing every day. His team, Bordeaux, even declared ‘transfer impossible’ for Hwang Ui-jo.
On the 25th, local media such as French media Sudouest said, “Bordeaux wants to protect Hwang’s group. said. Bordeaux paid a transfer fee of 2 million euros (about 2.7 billion won) in 2019 and signed a contract with Hwang Ui-jo until 2023. This is a de facto declaring that the transfer will not be allowed even if the club pays more than 7 times the ransom price paid by the club.
Hwang Ui-jo, who was on the rise, was confident of his performance in the national team as well. Hwang Ui-jo joined the national team training camp set up in Istanbul, Turkey, ahead of the 7th (27th) match against Lebanon (27th) and the 8th (February 1st) against Syria in the 2022 Qatar World Cup final qualifiers on this day. In an interview with the Korea Football Association (KFA), Hwang Ui-jo said, “I’m in a situation where my confidence has risen, and I want to do better in the national team.”
Hwang Ui-jo showed his passion for the national team’s early advance to the finals. Hwang Ui-jo said, “This is a goal that all players want,” he said. Korea (14 points), which is in second place in Group A following Iran (16 points) in the final qualifying round, can advance to the finals early through this two consecutive visits.
In the previous two evaluation matches of the national team, junior strikers in the same position such as Jo Kyu-seong (Kim Cheon) and Kim Kun-hee (Suwon Samsung) played a big role. Hwang Eui-jo said, “Both players seem to have shown their strengths well.
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) and Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolverhampton), who are friends of the same age, are unable to play together in this two consecutive games due to injuries. Hwang Ui-jo said, “Both players are important players in the national team, so there will be a lot of empty seats, but if you prepare well, you will be able to play a good game.”
By Kim Jeong-hoon, staff reporter hun@donga.com
