Stalemate with Feyenoord puts Hwang In-beom transfer in doubt | OneFootball

Just when everything pointed to Hwang In-beom becoming FC Porto’s third summer signing, after André Silva (signed on a free transfer following the end of his contract with Elche) and João Afonso (arriving from Santa Clara for an initial fee of €1.5 million), a deadlock has emerged that could jeopardize the move.

According to Thursday’s edition of newspaper O Jogo, the board led by André Villas-Boas has been struggling to convince Feyenoord to let the South Korean international leave, as he remains under contract with the club until June 2028. As a result, a deal that had been seen as virtually certain could turn into a drawn-out process.

Although the 29-year-old midfielder is not part of coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s plans for the 2026/27 season, the Dutch club remains firm in its intention to receive around €7 million for the player’s economic rights.

The Rotterdam club wants to recover the amount invested in signing him from Red Star, completed around two years ago, but also to take advantage of the player’s increased value, having been one of the standout performers in the group stage of the World Cup.

South Korea ultimately failed to get past that stage of the competition, but Hwang In-beom stood out above all in the 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in the opening match, where he scored one goal and provided one assist.

The figures bringing Hwang In-beom closer to… and further from FC Porto

The report comes just hours after TSF revealed the existence of an agreement in principle between FC Porto and the player himself for the signing of a four-year contract, with an annual salary of around €3 million gross.

However, there is still a need to reach an agreement with Feyenoord. The latest information coming from the Netherlands indicates that the club rejected the first official offer submitted by the current Portuguese champions, valued at around €5 million, €2 million less than the asking price.

Francesco Farioli had wanted to have the South Korean midfielder available already for the training camp taking place at St George’s Park, the English Football Association’s training center in Staffordshire. The camp began this week and got underway with a 1-1 draw against Hibernian.

Given the current situation, that possibility now seems increasingly remote. It remains to be seen whether the process will be completed in time for FC Porto’s official debut in the new season, scheduled for August 1 against Torreense at the Cidade de Coimbra Stadium, in a match for the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup.

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