Tottenham announced Wednesday (Korea time) that it will recruit Yang through the club's official channel. According to the club's official announcement, the club signed a six-year contract through 2030. Although he has confirmed his transfer to Tottenham, he will play in the K-League as a member of Gangwon FC until the 2024 season and join the Tottenham Hotspur FC in the winter transfer market in January next year.
Born in Gangneung Jungang Jeil High School, Yang garnered impressions from CEOs Kim Byung-ji and Yoon Jeong-hwan. He showed off his super rookie performance against European teams during winter training and joined the Gangwon FC team as a teenager.
He immediately entered the professional stage, but was not intimidated by the older players and showed off his potential to the fullest. His outstanding performance gave him a great boost in the competition to become the leading player of Gangwon FC. With his outstanding performance, he swept the K-League Young Player of the Month award in April and May in succession, impressing soccer fans.
When the European summer transfer market opened, love calls poured out to Yang Min-hyuk. Gangwon FC switched from a semi-professional contract to a professional contract in the summer. Usually, they switch to a professional contract in December, but it was an unconventional treatment that was advanced by six months.
Yang Min-hyuk, who switched to a professional contract, received offers from six big Premier League teams, middle-ranking teams, teams just up from the championship, and top-ranked teams in Spain's Primera Liga. Among them, Tottenham felt the most attractive and decided to transfer. According to CEO Kim Byung-ji, it was not possible to reveal the exact transfer fee due to the confidentiality clause of the contract, but it was the highest level of K-League players who went directly to Europe.
Tottenham even allowed a provision for the Asian Games. Since the Asian Games are not organized by FIFA, there is no provision for the team to be dispatched, but Tottenham, which once sent Son Heung-min to the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, readily accepted Yang Min-hyuk's offer to be dispatched unconditionally. It is an important competition for Yang Min-hyuk because he can receive military service benefits if he wins the gold medal.
Tottenham arrived on the afternoon of the 28th, but Yang Min-hyuk conducted a medical test at 5 p.m., a little later. After finishing the medical test, we had a short conversation with Son Heung-min, who was advised to "do well. Keep studying English." 메이저놀이터
After moving to Tottenham, Yang Min-hyuk said, "It's an honor to be in a really big team. I have adaptation problems when I go overseas, and it's a team with Son Heung-min. It's easy for Koreans to adapt. Son Heung-min was easier to choose because he is the captain of the Republic of Korea. I think he had a good influence (on the transfer decision)," adding that Son Heung-min was behind the decision to move to Tottenham.
Although he is wearing a Tottenham uniform, he has to play for Gangwon FC. He will put aside his excitement for a while and put all his efforts into the surprising competition for the lead in Gangwon FC. Yang said, "I still have a lot to do at Gangwon FC. I really want to show better performances at Gangwon FC and give good gifts to fans and go to Tottenham. I want to become a player who can be of help to the team immediately after joining Tottenham."