Deal announced? on 11:45 - Jul 3 with 977 views | RhonddaSwans | Professional football team Gwangju FC's franchise star, Uhm Ji-seong (22), has confirmed his transfer to Swansea City AFC of the English EFL Championship. Gwangju announced that they held a video conference between the club's CEO, No Dong-il, and the Swansea City representative at 5:00 PM on the 3rd to discuss the details of the transfer and confirmed Uhm Ji-seong's move to Swansea City. Uhm Ji-seong is a graduate of Gwangju FC U18 Geumho High School, a youth team under the club, and was called up and played professionally in 2021 upon graduation. In his first year as a professional, he recorded 4 goals and 1 assist in 37 games, and in 2022, he was selected for the K League 2 Best 11 with 9 goals and 1 assist in 28 games, and even won the K League 2 Young Player Award, showing his potential as a team ace. He was also selected for the South Korean national team in the same year and made a name for himself by scoring his debut goal in a friendly match against Iceland. Swansea City, which witnessed Uhm Ji-seong's performance that led the team to its best league finish in 2023 and advancement to the Asian Champions League, has been actively seeking his recruitment and has been courting him continuously. Gwangju then focused on the player's future and negotiated and finalized the transfer. Meanwhile, Gwangju announced that it will hold a farewell ceremony during the week where Uhm Ji-seong and fans can meet for the last time. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Deal announced? on 11:48 - Jul 3 with 958 views | Dr_Winston | The Google Translate version from the website referenced. Seems to be a fans report rather than an "official" one though... Uhm Seong (22), the franchise star of professional soccer team Gwangju FC, has confirmed his transfer to Swansea City AFC, a member of the English EFL Championship. Gwangju announced that detailed discussions on the transfer were held through a video conference between the club's CEO Rodong-il and the representative of Swansea City at 5 pm on the 3rd, and that Uhm Ji-seong's departure to Swansea City was confirmed. Umjiseong graduated from Geumho High School, Gwangju FC U18, a youth team, and was called up upon graduation in 2021 to enter the professional stage. In his first year as a professional, he recorded 4 goals and 1 assist in 37 games, and in 2022, he was selected as the K League 2 Best 11 with 9 goals and 1 assist in 28 games, as well as winning the K League 2 Young Player Award, showing the side of the team's ace. Also, in the same year, he was selected for the Korean national team and made his name known by scoring his debut goal in a friendly match against Iceland. Swansea City, who watched Uhm Sung's performance leading the team's best league ranking of 3rd place and advancement to the Asian Champions League in 2023, continued to court him with an active intention to recruit him. Accordingly, Gwangju conducted negotiations focusing on the player's future and transferred him. was confirmed. Meanwhile, it was reported that Gwangju plans to hold a farewell ceremony during the week where Uhm Ji-sung and fans can meet for the last time. | ![](/images/avatars/8802.gif) |
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Deal announced? on 11:50 - Jul 3 with 946 views | RhonddaSwans |
Deal announced? on 11:48 - Jul 3 by Dr_Winston | The Google Translate version from the website referenced. Seems to be a fans report rather than an "official" one though... Uhm Seong (22), the franchise star of professional soccer team Gwangju FC, has confirmed his transfer to Swansea City AFC, a member of the English EFL Championship. Gwangju announced that detailed discussions on the transfer were held through a video conference between the club's CEO Rodong-il and the representative of Swansea City at 5 pm on the 3rd, and that Uhm Ji-seong's departure to Swansea City was confirmed. Umjiseong graduated from Geumho High School, Gwangju FC U18, a youth team, and was called up upon graduation in 2021 to enter the professional stage. In his first year as a professional, he recorded 4 goals and 1 assist in 37 games, and in 2022, he was selected as the K League 2 Best 11 with 9 goals and 1 assist in 28 games, as well as winning the K League 2 Young Player Award, showing the side of the team's ace. Also, in the same year, he was selected for the Korean national team and made his name known by scoring his debut goal in a friendly match against Iceland. Swansea City, who watched Uhm Sung's performance leading the team's best league ranking of 3rd place and advancement to the Asian Champions League in 2023, continued to court him with an active intention to recruit him. Accordingly, Gwangju conducted negotiations focusing on the player's future and transferred him. was confirmed. Meanwhile, it was reported that Gwangju plans to hold a farewell ceremony during the week where Uhm Ji-sung and fans can meet for the last time. |
It is their official website through mate. 🤔 | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Deal announced? on 11:56 - Jul 3 with 920 views | Dr_Winston |
Deal announced? on 11:50 - Jul 3 by RhonddaSwans | It is their official website through mate. 🤔 |
Appears to be, but the writing is in third person. Maybe it's a Korean thing. | ![](/images/avatars/8802.gif) |
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Deal announced? on 12:06 - Jul 3 with 889 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
Deal announced? on 11:56 - Jul 3 by Dr_Winston | Appears to be, but the writing is in third person. Maybe it's a Korean thing. |
The deal was finalised on a very video call at 5pm on the 3 rd which was Korean tine as t it has not happened yet on the Gower. Probably this morning Fairwood time. | ![](/images/avatars/27402.gif) |
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Deal announced? on 13:32 - Jul 3 with 716 views | KeithHaynes | We covered all this earlier today. Pointless having numerous threads on it. There’s a news story already in place. Appreciate the willingness to talk, but if it’s all contained within the same thread it helps moderation far better. 👍 UPDATE Joel Kim Someone we have been talking to for quite a while, a respected journalist, has updated the information to this report. Finally! About a few hours ago, after what has been a tense few days Sports Chosun has received definitive confirmation that Gwangju FC have indeed finally decided to let him go for 1.2 million euros and presumably other agreed upon conditions. It’s done. This time for real, I’m happy to say. Medicals and media duties await. Official club announcements are expected soon. Congrats #Swans
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