Rising Midfielder to Join England`s Bolton Wanderers
Rising Midfielder to Join England`s Bolton Wanderers
Posted July. 20, 2009 03:16,
Rising young star Lee Chung-yong (photo) will join the Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League.
His Korean team FC Seoul said yesterday, We decided to transfer Lee Chung-yong, who got an offer to join the Bolton Wanderers. We agreed on the transfer with Bolton in the interest of a broader framework and have to work out the details.
The head of a soccer support team Kang Myeong-won and Lee will leave for England today to hold negotiations and undergo required processes including a physical.
FC Seoul, which is in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League and leads the K-league standings, will greatly miss Lee, however.
We absolutely need Lee Chung-yong but made a difficult decision for the future development of Korean soccer, the team said.
Lee is set to be the seventh Korean to join the Premiership, following Park Ji-sung(Manchester United); Lee Young-pyo (formerly of Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund and now with Saudi Arabias Al Hilal); Seol Ki-hyeon (Fulham FC); Lee Dong-gook (formerly with Middlesbrough and now with the K-Leagues Jeonbuk Hyundai); Kim Doo-hyun (West Bromwich); and Cho Won-hee (Wigan Athletic).
Last season, Bolton finished 13th out of 20 Premier League teams with 11 wins, eight draws and 19 losses.
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