Hwang Hee-chan. /Photo = SNS Wolverhampton Sasha Kalajic. /AFPBBNews=News1 The fate of two men from Wolverhampton, England, changed in two years. ‘Bull’ Hwang Hee-chan (28) had difficulty competing for the starting position, but is playing an active role as the team’s key striker this season. Moreover, he even receives love calls from big clubs. On the other hand, Sasha Kalajic (27), a ‘2m giant’ who seemed responsible for the future of Wolverhampton, was pushed to the risk of leaving the team.
Britain’s Court Offside borrowed a report from Football Insider on the 2nd (Korea time) and said, “Liverpool and Tottenham are targeting Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan’s performance impressed the scouts of both clubs this season.”
Tottenham and Liverpool need a striker. Tottenham star striker Harry Kane left the team last summer and moved to Bayern Munich, the ‘powerhouse in Germany’. No special recruitment was made to replace this. Brazilian striker Richarlison has also shown disappointing performances since wearing the Tottenham outfit, raising the need to recruit a new striker. Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah is also being linked with the Saudi Arabian league. If you leave the team, you have to fill the gap.
However, it is unlikely that Tottenham and Liverpool will immediately start recruiting Hwang Hee-chan. According to reports, Tottenham and Liverpool are keeping an eye on Hwang Hee-chan, but the transfer is not expected to happen until the summer transfer window. The media also analyzed, “Tottenham has the upper hand in the process of targeting Hwang Hee-chan. Korean star Son Heung-min is a famous player in Tottenham, and Son Heung-min’s influence could play a big role in persuading Hwang Hee- since I moved to Tottenham.”
Hwang Hee-chan shows such great performances that spark transfer rumors. This season, Hwang Hee-chan scored 10 goals and 3 assists in 20 league games. Not only does he have the most goals on the team, but he is also one of the league’s top scorers. Hwang Hee-chan came 6th in the league in terms of scoring and it is challenging to become the top scorer. He is chasing senior national team players Son Heung-min (Tottenham, 12 goals) and Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth, 12 goals), who are tied for third place. The gap with joint top scorers Erling Haaland (Man City, 14 goals) and Salah (14 goals) is not great. Thanks to this, Wolverhampton, who had tough competition to stay last season, recorded 8 wins, 4 draws, and 8 losses (28 points) this season, coming 11th in the league and continuing their mid-tier performance .
Among the 10 top scoring players in the Premier League, Hwang Hee-chan is the only one whose team was not in the top 10 in the league. If the team falls behind, they have no choice but to play a defensive game. As a result, attackers also have fewer chances to score goals, but Hwang Hee-chan scored a huge goal despite being at a disadvantage. In terms of accuracy alone, this is the highest level in the league. Until the 19th round of the last league, Hwang Hee-chan made 11 effective shots, 10 of which resulted in goals. This is a better result than the 31 effective shots and 14 goals of the ‘monster striker’ Holland. In the general shooting category, Hwang Hee-chan also showed a high success rate with only 32 shooting attempts. Haaland was in the 58th, Salah in the 59th, Solanke in the 61st, and Son Heung-min in the 45th. Spain’s Mundo Deportivo praised Wolverhampton striker Hwang Hee-chan, saying, “He aims for goals better than Haaland.”
Hwang Hee-chan. /Photo = SNS Wolverhampton Hwang Hee-chan’s goal ceremony. /Photo = Wolverhampton SNS Hwang Hee-chan also showed a great performance in the 20th round against Everton. In the 8th minute of the second half when the team was leading 1-0, he assisted his fellow striker Matheus Cunha’s extra goal. Thanks to this, Wolverhampton defeated the ‘difficult enemy’ Everton 3-0. Although Hwang Hee-chan did not score a goal in this game, he showed sharp attacking ability, including an assist and a powerful shot that hit the goal post. Whoscored.com, a European football statistics website, also gave Hwang Hee-chan a high score of 7.56. The score on FootMob, another statistical medium, was also 8.4.
Until now, Hwang Hee-chan has not been able to show his skills. Injuries got in the way every time. In the 2021–2022 season, 5 goals in 30 league games (10 starts) was the record for the most goals by an individual in the Premier League in a season. Last season, he only started 12 times out of 27 league games. The score was only 3 goals. However, he is completely injury free this season, and Hwang Hee-chan is also scoring a fierce goal storm.
Court Offside praised Hwang Hee-chan, saying, “The versatile striker Hwang Hee-chan can play in any position. However, he has been playing more centrally for Wolverhampton this season and has been impressive.” British Sports Mall also highly evaluated, “Liverpool and Tottenham are trying to recruit Wolverhampton striker Hwang Hee-chan in the upcoming summer transfer market. Hwang Hee-chan is Wolverhampton coach Gary O’Neill’s starting player this season , playing 20 league games and scoring 10 goals and 3 assists.” .
Hwang Hee-chan (right) concentrates on the game. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Hwang Hee-chan. /Photo = SNS Wolverhampton On the other hand, unlike Hwang Hee-chan, there is a player who is having a difficult time at Wolverhampton. Kalajic is of Austrian nationality.
Court Offside also reported on this day, “Wolverhampton may sell a striker in the January transfer market. Kalajdjic has become a key target for Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt.” Kalajic is a ‘giant’ striker with a height of 2m. His biggest strengths are his strong physical strength and high RBI. However, he has only started in one game in the Premier League this season. He appeared as a substitute 10 times and played in a total of 11 games, but his playing time is quite insufficient. The number of attack points is only 2 goals.
Kalajdjic wore the Wolverhampton outfit in August 2022. At the time, there was a ‘crisis theory’ that Hwang Hee-chan’s position could be narrowed with Kalajdjic joining. But the situation turned to the opposite. Kalajic was pushed out of contention for the starting role and was forced to leave the team.
The media said, “Wolverhampton’s rise to 11th place in the league was mainly due to the outstanding performance of striker Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan plays as Wolverhampton’s main striker, filling the void left by Raul Jimenez (Fulham) and Diego Costa (Botafogo) “Coach O’Neill is delighted with Hwang Hee-chan’s impressive performance, but has doubts about fellow striker Kalajdjic,” he explained.
The media also predicted, “Given Kalajic’s limited playing time, there is a possibility that he will leave the team in the winter transfer market for a starting position.” Court Offside borrowed a report from German media TZ and reported, “Frankfurt is interested in recruiting Kalajdjic.”
Sasha Kalajdjic (middle yellow shirt). /AFPBBNews=News1Sasha Kalajic. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Hwang Hee-chan receives special treatment in Wolverhampton. This season, Hwang Hee-chan successfully renewed his contract with Wolverhampton. Last month, Wolverhampton announced the news of Hwang Hee-chan’s contract renewal via the club’s social media. The current contract period has been extended from 2026 to 2028. Hwang Hee-chan’s contract period can be further extended as a one-year contract extension option is included. The Wolverhampton club was delighted to announce, “We have signed a new contract with Korean player Hwang Hee-chan.”
Previously, Hwang Hee-chan was also linked with Arsenal, the ‘championship contender’. As transfer rumors grew, Wolverhampton also appeared to have quickly ended contract renewal talks. British Sports Mall also analyzed, “If Hwang Hee-chan had not renewed his contract, he might have received interest in January or next summer.” However, even after the contract renewal, rumors of a transfer to a big club persist.
With this contract renewal, Hwang Hee-chan’s weekly salary has increased significantly. Transfer market expert Fabricio Romano previously said on his SNS, “Wolverhampton and Hwang Hee-chan signed a new contract. The new contract is valid until June 2028 and includes an additional extension option,” and “Due to the contract new, Hwang Hee -chan is the club’s best player.” “It will put him on par with highly paid players.”
Hwang Hee-chan. /AFPBBNews=Hwang Hee-chan doing an interview with News 1. /Photo = Wolverhampton SNS Wolverhampton’s best player is the team’s striker Pablo Sarabia. He receives about 90,000 pounds (about 150 million won). Veteran defender Nelson Semedo and forward Fabio Silva receive £80,000 (around 130 million won). Hwang Hee-chan’s previous weekly salary was 30,000 pounds (about 50 million won). Through this contract renewal, the maximum weekly wage has increased approximately threefold.
The ransom price also rose. Transfer market specialist Transfermarkt revealed Hwang Hee-chan’s new price on the day of his contract renewal. The previous ransom price increased from 18 million euros (about 26 billion won) to 22 million euros (about 31.5 billion won). It is a large sum of money, ranked 20th in the league among English Premier League strikers. He is the same price as England national team striker and Everton key player Calvert Lewin. It is even higher than Manchester United striker Anthony Martial (15 million euros, about 21.4 billion won).
Hwang Hee-chan said on the club’s website, “I’m happy to stay here. I’d like to thank my team-mates, coaches, family and fans. It’s great to be able to stay at Wolverhampton. I love playing here, my life and everything else.” I enjoy it. I have very good colleagues and everything here is amazing. I want to continue to do well and I’m ready to do my best,” he said, expressing his thoughts on renewing his contract.
“I will not be satisfied with a new contract. I talk to my colleagues about Wolverhampton’s goals, and we all have the same ambition. I have a greater sense of responsibility to win. I’m ready to fight for the team.” He added.
Hwang Hee-chan. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Hwang Hee-chan’s goal ceremony. /AFPBBNews=News1
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