Seoul fans who will feel ‘betrayal’, ‘Seonggol Youth’ who chose to transfer rival teams directly

(Star News | Reporter Kim Myung -seok)

Kang Sung -jin, 22, a professional football K -League 1 FC Seoul Youth, moved to K -League 2 Suwon Samsung. It is the largest rival team uniform in Seoul. Eventually, the consensus between the clubs was made, but the player’s willingness to transfer was the most. Seoul fans have no choice but to feel betrayed by the decision of the so -called ‘Seonggol Youth’ who wants to transfer rival teams.

Kang Sung -jin’s transfer of Suwon was made on the 24th by the official announcement of both Seoul and Suwon teams. The Seoul team announced the news of Kang Sung -jin’s lease through social media (SNS), and Suwon also expressed his feelings with Kang Sung -jin’s recruitment. Kang Sung -jin said through the Suwon club, “I will come to the team (Suwon) and I will be so happy and I will be able to achieve my goal by combining the power of the coach and the coaching staff. Thank you so much for welcoming.”

Of course, it is very common for young players to leave for rent during the season to gain experience. This season, Kang Sung -jin was eager to play in five K -League games. Although it was a rivalry, it was not a contraindication between the two teams like Europe. There was a case where Lee Si -young, who played in Seoul last year, moved to Suwon. After the contract, there are a lot of cases of heading to rivals with each other, such as Seoul or Suwon.

The problem is Kang Sung -jin’s ‘from’. He is from the so-called Seonggol Youth who debuted through Seoul’s 15-year-old (U-15) and 18-year-old Osan Middle and Osan High School. He was in the first group early through the Jun Pro contract, and he also had the opportunity to set up the K -League 1 youngest record (17 years old 11 months 12 days). Including the youth days, he wore only Seoul uniforms for 10 years until this year and suddenly headed to Suwon.

Even Suwon’s transfer was the greatest. Even though he was from Seoul Youth, he couldn’t know the relationship between the two clubs, but he persuaded the club and made a transfer after strongly looking for Suwon. This is why Seoul fans’ feelings for him are close to ‘betrayal’.

In the end, Kang Sung -jin also explained the background and process of deciding to transfer to Suwon through personal SNS. “I would like to express my thoughts carefully to those who would have been uncomfortable with this decision,” he said. “I decided that this summer should seek new opportunities through the environmental changes, and I was offered by the Suwon team in the process.”

Kang Sung -jin added, “The club knew the symbolism and weight of the traditional rivalry, so it was a position that did not allow the lease for a long time.”

In the end, he received a proposal from the K -League 2 Suwon in the process of searching for a new team to guarantee the time, and he persuaded the club that was negative about the transfer of Suwon for a rival team. This means that the lease transfer process to leaving Seoul and heading to Suwon was eventually your will.

Kang Sung -jin said, “I know the embarrassment and disappointment that the fans have felt. I will never consider it lightly. I debuted in Seoul and has grown so far, and I know how careful and heavy choice was this decision.” I wanted to take it. ”

However, even in this explanation of Kang Sung -jin, feelings such as anger and betrayal that Seoul fans feel cannot easily subside. Rather, the feelings are inevitably proportional to their affection and support just because they are sluggish. As the lease is transferred, we have to return to Seoul after the end of the season, but now we have to follow the tag, the player who wanted a rival Suwon. It is also a part that Kang Sung -jin should take as much as he decided to go to Suwon.

By Kim Myung -seok, reporter elcrack@mtstarnews.com