When Hwang Hee-chan left for the Asian Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers kept an eye on Danny Ings (West Ham United), a former striker for the English national soccer team.
The British media “Telegraph” reported on the 6th (Korea Standard Time) that “Wolves has set Danny Ings as a potential target in the transfer market this winter, but he will prioritize the lease.”
Wolverhampton, which is ranked 11th in the English Premier League in the 2023-24 season, began looking for a new striker in the winter transfer market in January after key striker Hwang Hee-chan left the club for a while. Hwang Hee-chan, who is spending his career high season with 11 goals and 3 assists this season, has joined the South Korean national soccer team to play in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup, which opens on the 13th.
If the South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, advances to the final on February 11 at the Asian Cup, it will have to play at least four games without Hwang Hee-chan until the 21st and 24th rounds of Wolverhampton (Brighton-Manchester United-Chelsea-Brentford).
With Hwang Hee-chan’s departure, there is only one player left in Wolverhampton to play the role of striker No. 9. 2M tall striker Sasha Kalajić is likely to transfer to Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga this winter as he has not been able to get time to play this season.
However, Hwang Hee-chan was looking for a player to fill the gap in the offense for a short period of time, rather than permanently recruiting a new striker to return to February at the latest, and Wolverhampton listed Ince, who is having difficulty securing playing time at West Ham.
Born in 1992, after playing for Burnley, Liverpool, Southampton and Aston Villa, Ince is a veteran striker with extensive Premier League experience. He appeared in 215 Premier League matches and scored 70 goals and 21 assists. He was also selected several times for the English national team, and scored one goal in three A matches.
During the first half of last season, Ince moved to West Ham when the winter transfer window opened. During the second half of last season, Ince appeared in 22 games as a member of West Ham, scoring three goals and contributing two assists.마카오카지노주소
With the start of the new season, Ince has been completely pushed out of the race to become a substitute. He has played in 17 games in all competitions this season, but the total time he has played in matches is only 408 minutes. As he has little time to play in matches, he has yet to increase a single point on offense.
Ince, who is having difficulty getting time to play in West Ham, drew attention from Wolverhampton. With the number of strikers small and Hwang Hee-chan away for a while, Wolverhampton began to keep an eye on Ince.
In response, the media explained, “Ince, who was a member of the England national team, was on the Wolves recruitment list after being eliminated from the West Ham starting competition. He has only started four games in all tournaments this season, but he is a proven player at the Premier League level.”
“Coach Gary O’Neill, who leads Wolverhampton, is aiming not only for strikers but also for wingers,” he said, adding, “Fedru Netu is the only Wolves-side striker at the moment,” adding that Wolverhampton is scrambling to reinforce his lack of position.
Meanwhile, if Wolverhampton recruits Ince, it will likely be a loan agreement, not a permanent one. According to media reports, Wolverhampton is trying to avoid spending as much as possible due to concerns about violating the Premier League’s rules on profitability and sustainability (PSR).
“While the club is expected to announce financial losses of 65 million pounds (about 108.7 billion won) over the next few months, Wolves spent a significant amount in January last year, so this time they decided to curb spending,” the media said. “They are walking a tightrope to avoid punishment as Everton was punished with a 10-point cut in December.”
Everton, the longest-serving team in the English first division, has been severely punished for cutting 10 points for violating PSR regulations, with accumulated losses of 372 million pounds over the past three years. As a result, Everton is in 17th place, just above the relegation zone, with its points cut from 26 to 16.