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 The final destination for veteran infielder Kim Min-seong (36), who was unable to reach an agreement in free agent (FA) negotiations until the end of January, was not his original team LG, but his home team. It was Lotte. A breakthrough in negotiations was found in sign-and-trade. Lotte needed a veteran to fill the infield gap created by Ahn Chi-hong's transfer, and LG concluded this negotiation at the level of transfusing a promising player. LG and Lotte issued press releases side by side on the 26th, announcing the news of the sign and trade between the two clubs. FA infielder Kim Min-seong is at the center. LG signed a contract with FA player Kim Min-seong for a maximum of 3 years (2+1 year) and a total of 900 million won (down payment 200 million won, annual salary 500 million won, option 200 million won), and infielder Kim Min-soo from the Lotte Giants. They officially announced, “We conducted a 1-to-1 trade to recruit players and send Min-seong Kim.” First, LG signs a free a...

    Shin Ji-ah (16, Yeongdong Middle School), who is expected to succeed Yuna Kim, gave the green light to win her first World Junior Championships. She took first place in the short program, getting off to a good start in her third attempt at a world championship. Jia Shin ranked first in the women's single short program at the 2024 International Skating Union (ISU) Figure Skating World Junior Championships held at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan on the 28th.  She edged out her competitors with a Technical Score (TES) of 41.31, an Artistic Score (PCS) of 32.17 and a total of 73.48. Ji-ah Shin perfectly succeeded in her first jumping task, the triple flip-triple toe loop combination jump.  She got off to a good start, adding 1.51 points to her score of performance (GOE). She then went on to land cleanly on the double axel.  She then performed the Flying Sit Spin at level 4, the highest difficulty level, and was able to further increase her score. Ji-ah Shin also perf...

 “I think my value has been recognized by being selected as the first overall pick.” Veteran infielder Choi Joo-hwan (36) wore the Kiwoom Heroes uniform as the first overall pick in the KBO 2nd draft held on November 22 last year. At the time, Choi Joo-hwan said through the club immediately after being nominated, “I was surprised by the sudden decision. He got a lot of calls too. “He is trying to adapt well to his new club,” he said. Choi Joo-hwan achieved his dream of debuting on the professional stage when he was selected by the Doosan Bears with the 46th pick in the 6th round of the 2nd round in 2006. After continuing his career as a player for Doosan for over 10 years, he obtained his first free agent qualification after the 2020 season, and signed a four-year contract with SSG for a total of 4.2 billion won (down payment of 1.2 billion won, total annual salary of 2.6 billion won, and options of 400 million won). ) signed a contract and transferred. In the 2021 season, the firs...

  Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) is receiving attention from big clubs. Competition to recruit him is expected to intensify. British media 'Cut Offside' reported on the 8th (Korean time), "Manchester City is interested in recruiting Kubo. They have included him as one of their targets." “Coach Pep Guardiola is interested in Kubo, but it may be difficult to sign him even with a huge budget,” he said, adding, “This is because Real Madrid inserted a buy-back option into his contract for 2022.” He also said, “Kubo can be transferred for 51 million pounds (approximately 85.8 billion won). However, Real Madrid holds 50% rights to Kubo. They can veto transfers to other clubs.” Real Madrid also said, “We will be looking to recruit him,” he said. Kubo currently boasts the highest ransom in Asia. He beat Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in. The statistical media 'Transfermarkt' updated the price of Asian players in December last year. Kubo's transfer fee rose...

  After Japan was eliminated from the Asian Cup, Arsenal immediately began finalizing the renewal of Takehiro Tomiyasu's contract, and it appears that only the announcement remains. Transfer market expert Fabricio Romano said on his SNS on the 9th (Korean time), "Tomiyas will soon sign a new contract with Arsenal. All work was already completed a few days ago. He will return to Arsenal after completing the Asian Cup schedule. “After that, it was finished,” he said. Tomiyasu left Bologna and joined Arsenal in the summer of 2021. He was already playing as a starting defender in Bologna and was receiving good reviews on the Italian Serie A stage. Several teams, including Tottenham Hotspur, expressed interest, and Arsenal became the final winner. He also quickly expanded his presence at Arsenal. Tomiyasu played in 21 Premier League (PL) games in the 2021-22 season. However, his playing time decreased somewhat last season. He played 21 league games, but only started 6 times. As Ben...

   France's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Kylian Mbappe is pursuing a move to Real Madrid. Mbappe's contract period with PSG ends this summer, and he has not yet signed a new contract. If this continues, Mbappe will become a free agent this summer and will be able to transfer for free. All of this is being interpreted as a scenario to transfer to Real Madrid for free. There are even reports that Mbappe's move to Real Madrid has been confirmed.    Recently, there were reports that Mbappe demanded an excessive salary from Real Madrid, leading to a deadlock in negotiations, but it cannot be denied that Real Madrid is still the most likely place for Mbappe. There was also news that an official Real Madrid transfer announcement would be made soon.    Mbappe is likely to go to Real Madrid. In the eyes of Real Madrid's 'biggest rival' Barcelona, ​​it can't look good. This is because they are the rival's best attackers who must be fiercely blocked.  The same is true...

 Midfielder Baek Seung-ho (26), who participated in the 2022 Qatar World Cup and Hangzhou Asian Games with the Taegeuk symbol, joined Birmingham City of the England Professional Football Championship (Second Division). Birmingham City announced on the 30th (Korean time) that they signed a contract with Baek Seung-ho until June 2026. As a result, Baek Seung-ho will appear on the European stage again three years after 2021, when he transferred to K-League 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai after playing for Darmstadt in the German second division. Baek Seung-ho, a former member of FC Barcelona's youth team in Spain, played for Girona in Spain and the second-tier team Peralada before joining Darmstadt in 2019 and moving to Germany, and has been active in Jeonbuk since 2021. In Jeonbuk, he played a total of 106 games, including 82 in K-League 1, over three seasons, contributing to winning the K-League 1 in 2021 and the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup in 2022. As for the national team, he has played...