Brighton and Aston Villa eye South Korean star as training ground transfer talks held

Daejeon Hana Citizen winger Do-young Yun (18) has been earmarked arsenic 1 of the champion young talents successful Asian shot circles and the contention for his signature is present opening to intensify

Brighton and Aston Villa are among a database of clubs showing involvement successful 18-year-old South Korean sensation Do-young Yun.

Daejeon Hana Citizen's breathtaking teenage prodigy is being tracked by a fig of Premier League sides and inheritance talks person been taking spot successful caller weeks up of a imaginable power to England.

South Korean sources judge the Seagulls are presently starring the complaint for Yun's signature having already antecedently had transportation occurrence successful Asia pursuing the awesome £2.7million seizure of Kaoru Mitoma from Japanese broadside Kawasaki Frontale successful 2021.

But it's understood Yun's representatives were besides astatine Villa's Bodymoor Heath grooming crushed for discussions earlier this week and determination has besides been rival involvement from Europe.

The South Korean U20 starlet deed 4 goals and registered six assists successful each competitions past play and successful immoderate case, helium would correspond a signing for the future.

Yun's agents besides correspond 18-year-old Tottenham winger Yang Min-hyeok, who officially moved to northbound London astatine the commencement of the twelvemonth from Gangwon FC aft an statement was reached betwixt the clubs past summer.

Chelsea person besides made scouting checks connected the player, according to South Korean sources portion Wolves person besides been linked with a swoop successful caller months.

The direct, left-footed attacker attempted implicit six dribbles per 90 minutes successful his debut K League 1 run with a occurrence complaint of astir 40 per cent. In 2024, Yun became the youngest subordinate to correspond Daejeon Hana Citizen astatine first-team level.

In the past fewer years, determination has been a immense spike successful the fig of players moving to Europe from the Far East, peculiarly from niche markets specified arsenic South Korea and Japan.

Celtic person led the mode and the Hoops person had large occurrence unearthing talents specified arsenic Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda, respectively.

Championship sides person besides followed suit successful pursuit of low-cost bargains with precocious potential.

Any woody besides comes with immense economical benefits. Last season, PSG revealed South Korean planetary Lee Kang-in sold much shirts than immoderate different subordinate - including Kylian Mbappe - pursuing Lionel Messi's power to Inter Miami.

There was besides a staggering 300 per cent summation successful South Korean fans attending the Parc des Princes stadium circuit portion the fig of South Korean supporters attending matches besides roseate by 20 per cent.

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