Hwang In-beom arrives in Porto on Sunday for medical and three-year deal | OneFootball

FC Porto’s second South Korean in history, after Suk Hyun-jun, is expected to arrive in Porto on Sunday night. The midfielder will undergo medical tests before signing a three-year contract, with the option of an additional season.

The transfer will cost five million euros for the player’s full economic rights. About to turn 30 in September, he is not expected to have a release clause. Monterrey, from Mexico, also showed interest, but Francesco Farioli, with two weeks to go before the official start of the season, secures another option for midfield, an area left without Seko Fofana after the player returned to Rennes at the end of his loan.

The South Korean international, who scored one goal at the World Cup, is expected to report to Olival at the start of next week and begin working under the Italian coach. Farioli knows the midfielder well, as they were opponents in the Netherlands. In fact, the signing came from a request by the coach, to which Villas-Boas responded before the presentation match for the club’s members. Hwang had, however, already been on FC Porto’s radar for several years. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to get a few minutes in the friendly against Gil Vicente, scheduled for Wednesday.

As our newspaper reported, FC Porto sent an official offer to Feyenoord in the middle of the week and waited for a response, after already reaching an agreement with Hwang through his representatives. The Rotterdam club initially wanted to recoup the seven million euros invested in the midfielder, but ultimately accepted the Dragons’ offer. Yesterday morning, an agreement in principle was reached for the five million euros initially proposed.

The clubs are now finalizing the last details of the deal. The midfielder is expected in Porto tomorrow night, after a holiday period following his participation in the World Cup. He could be an option for the Super Cup against Torreense, scheduled for August 1, becoming FC Porto’s fourth signing of the summer, after André Silva, João Afonso and Eirik Granaas. The latter two, however, are expected to compete mainly for the B team.

As already mentioned, FC Porto also reached an agreement with Hwang regarding salary terms. The South Korean is expected to earn around 1.5 million euros net per year. The new signing can play in all midfield positions, much like Fofana, fitting the profile of a box-to-box player capable of serving as an alternative to both Alan Varela and Froholdt.

In the season when he crossed paths with Farioli in the Netherlands, after arriving from Red Star, Hwang played 30 matches and scored three goals, missing both games against Ajax. In 25/26, some physical problems limited him to 24 matches and one goal, but he recovered in time to represent South Korea at the World Cup. Before that, he played for Red Star, Rubin Kazan, Vancouver Whitecaps and Olympiacos, after starting his career in his home country with FC Seoul and Daejeon Hana Citizen.

Feyenoord accepted the offer from Porto’s SAD, which will acquire the full registration rights of the midfielder requested by Francesco Farioli to strengthen the squad’s quality. Hwang will have two weeks of work before the Super Cup.

Hwang is FC Porto’s fourth summer signing, after André Silva, Eirik Granaas and João Afonso.

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