FC Bayern Munich: Freiburg star Jeong is brought back? Consultant makes you sit up and take notice
Woo Yeong Jeong FC Bayern
© Getty Images
Freiburg star Woo-Yeong Jeong has been linked with a return to Munich. His agent comments on the rumors.
Martin Rath, advisor to Woo-Yeong Jeong from SC Freiburg, has spoken about a possible return of the South Korean to Bayern Munich and made people sit up and take notice. “The connections are of course still there. There are certainly some clubs that deal with him because he brings top performances. So that would not surprise me,” said Rath GOAL and SPOX. However, in the case he explicitly referred to the offensive player’s contract in Freiburg.
“We extended the contract with SC Freiburg ahead of schedule. That is a clear statement, he feels good. I assume that he will play in Freiburg next season. What the clubs agree on is a different matter,” said Rath .
Had on Monday Sky reports that FC Bayern is considering a return campaign for the 22-year-old. Accordingly, when Jeong moved to Breisgau in the summer of 2019, the record champions secured a buy-back clause of ten million euros, which the club could pull this summer.
Jeong moved from South Korea to the record champions’ A youth in January 2018. In Munich he made his first full season debut for the professionals before moving to the sports club for two million euros in summer 2019. After six months in Freiburg, there was another six-month interlude in the reserve of FCB on loan.
Jeong at FC Bayern Munich third division champion
With eight assists and one goal, Jeong played a decisive role in the strong second half of the “small Bayern”, who were champions of the third division at the end of the season. Jeong returned to the SCF and established himself there as a regular. In March of last year he made his debut for the South Korean national team, and under coach Christian Streich Jeong is also a top performer this season (4 goals in 18 BL games).
Streich came out in the summer as a fan of the lightweight, which weighs just 70 kilograms. “Woo-Yeong is a really great person, even off the pitch! Just a great guy.”
Not only FC Bayern should do that Sky-According to the report, they kept an eye on Jeong and its development. The record champions allegedly also get competition from TSG Hoffenheim in their bid for the South Korean, which is heading for the second participation in the Champions League group phase in the club’s history this season. Clubs from the Premier League are also said to show interest in Jeong.
