The next destination of national team striker Hong Hyun-seok (25, KAA Gent), who played an active part in Belgium, has finally been confirmed. Heading to Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. It is the first time in one’s life to advance to the European big leagues.
A soccer source said on the 29th, “Hong Hyun-seok will likely wear the Mainz uniform. Negotiations were concluded on the condition of a complete transfer. The medical test for the player who left Belgium and arrived in Germany on this day was also completed. “The only thing left to do is the club’s official announcement,” he said.
The exact terms were not disclosed, but the transfer fee was 6 million euros (approximately 8.9 billion won) and the contract period was understood to be 4 years. Hong Hyun-seok’s market value, calculated in June this year by Transfermarkt, a European soccer media outlet, is 9 million euros (about 13.4 billion won).