Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low

    Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
  2. 2

    S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership

    S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
  3. 3

    Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official

    Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
  4. 4

    Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'

    Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
  5. 5

    [From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas

    [From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
  1. 6

    Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year

    Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
  2. 7

    Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week

    Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
  3. 8

    France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger

    France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
  4. 9

    Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan

    Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
  5. 10

    Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia

    Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
소아쌤

Ki highest value Korean in EPL

By Korea Herald

Published : Aug. 22, 2012 - 20:42

    • Link copied

Swansea City’s accepted bid for Ki Sung-yueng and the reported transfer fee could make the midfielder the most expensive Korean player ever to play in the English Premier League.

The Celtic midfielder is set to move to the Welsh club after chairman Huw Jenkins confirmed that his club has agreed on a fee for the 23-year-old.

It is reported that the South Wales club will pay around 6 million British pounds ($9.5 million).

Before the bid for Ki, Park Ji-sung boasted the highest transfer fee for a Korean player, 5 million pounds, for his move from Manchester United to Queens Park Rangers.

Arsenal’s Park Chu-young is reported to have called for an 8.8 billion won ($7.7 million) transfer fee from AS Monaco.

Ki could also possibly be the most expensive move for Swansea City as well, as striker Danny Graham’s 3.5 million pound transfer fee is reported to be the highest ever paid by Swansea.

By Robert Lee (robert@heraldcorp.com)

More from Headlines