Professional football K League 1 Incheon United, which challenges the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League in the 2023 season, plans to bring in veteran midfielder Shin Jin-ho (Pohang) to focus on recruiting a storm.
According to the football world, it is known that Incheon is in the final stages of a contract with Shin Jin-ho.
An official from the Incheon club also said, “Shin Jin-ho will finalize his contract after undergoing a medical test on the 19th and will join the team in winter training in Thailand.”
Shin Jin-ho, who led the Pohang Steelers to third place last season, is considered one of the best midfielders in the K-League 1.
He scored 4 goals and 10 assists in 32 regular league games in 2022, and was ranked in the best 11 in the midfielder category at the K League 1 awards ceremony.
However, Shin Jin-ho, who had a different opinion during the contract renewal negotiations with Pohang, searched for a new team and took on a new challenge by transferring to Incheon to challenge the Asian stage.
With the addition of Shin Jin-ho, Incheon, along with Lee Myung-joo, built the best midfield in the league. If Lee Myung-joo directly participates in the attack from the high midfield area, Shin Jin-ho serves as the starting point for the build-up from the rear.
Lee Myung-joo, who wore the Incheon uniform last year, contributed to Incheon’s fourth place in the league with 4 goals and 5 assists in 34 regular league games.
The two boasted the best teamwork in Pohang in the past.
Incheon, which is on the first ACL stage since its founding, is having a busy winter.
Previously, they brought in midfielder Paul-José Mpoku, who had a lot of experience on the European stage. He went through Leyton Orient (England), Standard Liege (Belgium), Cagliari, and Chievo Verona (Italy), and also worked with Lee Myung-joo while playing for Al Wahda in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Lee Myung-joo also expressed his anticipation for joining Incheon, saying, “I saw synergy when playing with Mpoku.”
He also had winger Gerso, who played for Jeju United. A proven striker in the K-League 1, Zerso scored 8 goals and 7 assists in 37 regular league games last season.
As a result, Incheon has established a new offensive line consisting of Hernandez, Jerso, and Mpoku.
Hernandez, who was recruited as a replacement for Mugosa, who left for Vissel Kobe in the Japanese professional soccer league J-League last year, made a strong impression by scoring 4 goals and 4 assists in 8 matches for Incheon. 카지노
He collapsed at the end of last season due to an unexpected injury, but if he recovers to normal condition, he is expected to be responsible for Incheon’s frontline this season as well.
Incheon coach Cho Seong-hwan also plans to actively hire Chun Seong-hun, a new goal scorer who came back from playing in Germany after playing for the club’s youth team.
Chun Seong-hoon, who moved to Augsburg in the German Bundesliga in 2019 and played on loan at FC 08 Homburg, has good physical condition of 190 cm and 82 kg.
However, there is no progress on the return of Mugosa, which was raised earlier this month.
It is known that Mugo, who had a difficult time after the transfer to Visselgobe, and Incheon, who started the ACL, formed a consensus, but there are many homework to solve, such as the transfer fee.
Meanwhile, Incheon, which finished fourth last season, secured the right to participate in the ACL playoffs if second-place Jeonbuk Hyundai won the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup.