Hong Hyun-seok (25, Hent) seems to have decided to leave the Belgian stage and challenge himself in Turkiye (Turkey). There were rumors that he would advance to the top five European leagues this summer, but there were some disappointing reactions when his trip to Trabzonspor broke out, but he explained briefly himself. 스포츠토토
Hong Hyun-seok posted an Instagram story on his social networking service (SNS) on the 18th (Korea time), saying, “I wanted to go because I wanted to. The agent-type person said not to go.”
There are various views on the short explanation, but the recent transfer rumor seems to be decisive. Hong Hyun-seok has one year left on his contract with Hent, who has played since 2022, and he was likely to transfer to a free agent next year. According to several local reports, the German Bundesliga team wanted Hong Hyun-seok, but Werder Bremen and Augsburg were representative.
Fans had high expectations that Hong would be able to compete in the center of European soccer as he is linked to one of the five major European leagues. However, the Turkiye “Harbour Anrique” and local media reported that the Turkiye team “Travezonspor” reached an agreement to recruit Korean midfielder Hong. Negotiations between Hent and Travezonspor between the two clubs proceeded quickly. The move is in case Muhammad Cham, a member of the Clermont club in Ligue 1, fails to recruit the Korean midfielder. The team is on the verge of signing a contract.”
Belgium also nodded at the rumor that Hong will be transferred to Travjonspor. “Unless something unexpected happens, Hong will leave Hent. His transfer to Turkiye is imminent. The transfer fee is 4 million euros and a four-year contract is highly likely,” said Sasha Tabolieri, a Belgian journalist.
Trabzonspor was once with a Korean player. Lee, who was at the center of the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan semifinal, left the K-League for Turkiye after his performance at the Korea-Japan World Cup. The team that Lee played for was Trabzonspor. Lee played for Trabzonspor for three seasons and was imprinted in the memory of local fans in Turkiye. Seok Hyun-joon, who often moved to the club as “journey man” in Europe, also spent half a season on loan at Trabzonspor in 2016 when he was a member of FC Porto.
Trabzonspor ranked third in the Turkiye Schiffer League last season, and will participate in the UEFA Europa League this season. He has a tradition in the Turkiye League, and he is also playing well in the European matches against fairly high-ranking teams. However, some soccer fans seem to have rejected rumors of his transfer to the Bundesliga and cast a question mark over his ability to handle agent Hong Hyun-seok’s work as rumors spread that he will advance to the Turkiye Schiffer League.
In response, Hong Hyun-seok seems to have directly refuted the claim, saying, “The agent type is the one who asked not to go.” Although the official announcement of Hent and Trabzonspor is yet to be made, it seems that Hong Hyun-seok, who is in the midst of rumors of an agreement, is actually becoming a transfer of Trabzonspor as he himself “appears” on social networking services (SNS).
Born in Ulsan Hyundai High School, Hong has been recognized as an outstanding talent since his high school days. After leaving Korea in 2018, he moved to Europe and challenged himself to become a professional player by renting a loan from Unterhaing (Germany). Afterwards, he moved to Belgium via Unioz and LASK Linz (Austria).
Hong has become one of the key players at Hent as an all-weather midfielder. He mostly plays for offensive midfielders, but also excelled in defense, which greatly helped Hent’s waist. He has various demands from midfielders in the modern soccer season, scoring six goals and six assists in 37 matches in the debut season, and five goals and six assists in 30 matches in the 2023-24 season. He played in three league matches and four Europa Conference League qualifiers this season.
He received a lot of attention at Hent, and even wore the national team uniform. He was substituted for the U-23 national team led by Hwang Sun-hong, and led the team to win gold medals at the U-23 Asian Cup and Hangzhou Asian Games. He was given special exemption for military service due to the gold medal at the Asian Games, and was also selected for the A-team at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup under Coach Klinsmann.