Hwang Ui-jo's possible extension of his life in Europe 'French love call'

Hwang Ui-jo 32 has a chance to play more on the European stage. However, his debut in the English Premier League EPL will not be easy.

French media L'Equipe reported on the 1st that Montpellier of the French Ligue 1 wants to recruit a striker. "We are considering Jan Caramo Torino FC and Hwang Ui-jo Nottingham Forest," adding, "We have given up recruiting Mattis Evelyn Le Arve."

Hwang Ui-jo played for Bordeaux in France before joining Nottingham. He has displayed respectable performances, scoring 29 goals in 98 games overall. Rumors of Hwang's transfer have given him a chance to return to France for the first time in about two years.

Recently, Hwang Ui-jo visited Korea for investigation after being charged with illegal filming. According to the Newsis report, Hwang Ui-jo was released on the 28th and boarded a flight to the U.K. on the 29th. The cyber investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, "We banned Hwang Ui-jo from leaving the country through the Ministry of Justice on the 16th," but has not applied for an extension of the ban since then. Hwang Ui-jo twice refused to comply with the police investigation on December 27 and January 5 last year. Hwang Ui-jo's team cited his team's circumstances as the reason for refusing to summon him.

He returned to Nottingham, but his chances of playing were significantly lower. His team Nottingham cannot help but wake up. He seemed to have no time to worry about Hwang due to problems within the team. The British BBC reported last month that the Premier League indicted Everton and Nottingham on charges of violating financial regulations. Both clubs were referred to the independent committee for violating revenue and sustainability regulations for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

If the disciplinary action is taken, a fine or a point cut is inevitable. "According to the rules of the Premier League, a club should not incur a loss of 105 million pounds for three seasons. A club that violates the rules may be fined or given a point cut," the BBC said.

There were actual cases, too. Everton lost 10 points this season due to disciplinary action against them in the Premier League. Even after recording eight wins, four draws and 10 losses, the team currently has 18 points. It fell to 18th place, a demotion zone, after losing to Luton Town. Even after showing fairly good performance, the team is in danger.

The BBC reported that the court referred both cases to the chairman of the judiciary in accordance with the Premier League rules. A committee is being set up to bring appropriate levels of disciplinary action. The two teams must submit their official responses within 14 days. The hearing will end within 12 weeks. Appeals must be completed before May 24, 2024.

Hwang's career as a member of the Korean national soccer team has already been suspended. He has been selected constantly under the leadership of Jürgen Klinsmann, 59, but his name was not found since he was indicted on charges of illegal filming. After being disciplined by the Korea Football Association KFA, Hwang was not listed on the official list. In a press release in December last year, the KFA strongly said, "We will wait for a clear conclusion on the facts. During that period, Hwang cannot be selected for the national team." Hwang also appeared in the second qualifying match for the 2026 FIFA North Korea-China-U.S. World Cup in November last year. He also scored a goal. At that time, most of the comments on the KFA's official social networking service were supporting Hwang's selection.

Without KFA's action, Hwang could have played in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation AFC Qatar Asian Cup. Coach Klinsmann used Cho Kyu-sung Mit Whelan as his main striker and replaced Hwang in the second half. Currently, the coach is playing in Qatar for the Asian Cup finals. Cho Kyu-sung and Oh Hyun-kyu Celtic are on the final list. Cho Kyu-sung played as the best 11 players in three consecutive matches, and Oh Hyun-kyu appeared as the Joker in the second half. Cho had remained silent in three group matches before scoring his first goal in a match against Saudi Arabia in the round of 16.

Hwang's last national team match was against China, the second qualifying match for the second round of the North-China World Cup, in November last year. At that time, Hwang was substituted in the second half and played for 18 minutes. He also scored a goal in the first match against Singapore.

The first preliminary match for the North-China World Cup was on Nov. 16. Hwang left the national team for a police investigation on Wednesday. He joined the Chinese national team in a match on Wednesday. Hwang, who played the second match, boarded a plane bound for England instead of going to Korea. Meanwhile, major European leaguers such as Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur and Lee Kang-in Saint-Germain were found to have returned to Korea for a while.

Despite the investigation, Hwang made good performances in England in his own way. Hwang, who was on loan from Norwich City, returned to England after an A-match in November and immediately scored a goal. Hwang, who played for the English Championship second division, scored a goal in the match against Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday. Thanks to Hwang's finishing goal, Norwich won 1-0 against QPR. At the time, Hwang scored a right footed shot to the left corner of the goal.

He even scored consecutive goals. Hwang scored a mid-range goal from a distance of about 30 meters in the match against Watford on Saturday. It was his third goal in the 2023-2024 season. Hwang was replaced in the 17th minute. His injury appeared to have been confirmed. Since then, Hwang has been sidelined for four games. A hamstring injury was the cause.

Norwich and Hwang Ui-jo were under contract until the end of the 2023-2024 season. He seems to have actually tried to utilize Hwang Ui-jo. As the winter transfer window approached, the coach gave Hwang Ui-jo more time to play. In the game against Millwall, Hwang Ui-jo started as a two-top. He did not even record a single shot on target. Norwich lost again 0-1 after a lackluster performance. The same was true in a league match against Southampton. Hwang was replaced after 66 minutes, and Joshua Sargent, who stepped on the ground instead, scored the equalizer.

In the end, Hwang Ui-jo could not continue his relationship with Norwich. Norwich announced the early termination of their loan through their official channel. The initial contract was until the end of the 2023-2024 season, but during the winter transfer window, Hwang Ui-jo returned to his original team Nottingham. "I am grateful for Hwang Ui-jo's dedication," Norwich said. "He is returning to his team Nottingham. He played for five months on loan. Hwang Ui-jo once joined Norwich at the deadline of the summer transfer window due to the injury of Norwich."

He scored a goal in Norwich, but after his return to Nottingham, Hwang was still in the cold. Not a single time was he on the list. Meanwhile, Nottingham replaced Jeon with Nunu Espiritu Santo 53 as a firefighter. Nunu coached Son Heung-min 32 when he was playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Nunu was replaced by Tottenham Hotspur in four months and later led Saudi Arabia's Al Itihad. 스포츠토토

In fact, with his career at Nottingham ending, Hwang Ui-jo has been embroiled in rumors of a move to France. Hwang Ui-jo's side should consider it positively. It seems difficult to play in an official match with his current team.