Birmingham City complete second January transfer window deal

Birmingham City have secured their second signing of the January transfer window with a transfer for Paik Seung-ho.
The South Korea worldwide has signed on a 2.5-year deal and in doing so joins QPR mortgage man Andre Dozzell in Tony Mowbray’s midfield. The deal runs by way of to June 2026 and is topic to worldwide clearance.
Paik arrives as a free transfer having most just lately been at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and having additionally been linked with Sunderland. It is assumed there was intense competitors from golf equipment throughout Europe for his signature.
However, he has chosen to affix compatriots Choe Yu-ri and Cho So-hyun who’ve joined Blues ladies as he makes his return to European soccer.
He began his profession in his homeland earlier than becoming a member of the Barcelona youth set-up as a 13-year-old. He appeared for Barcelona B however didn’t make a full breakthrough and ended up becoming a member of the Girona set-up, making his debut towards Atletico Madrid within the Copa del Rey in 2019.
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He would additionally play towards Barcelona in La Liga however later that yr he would transfer to German second-tier outfit Darmstadt 98 however left halfway by way of a three-year deal. In 2021 he returned to his homeland to play for perennial Okay League champions Jeonbuk.
The 26-year-old has additionally made 15 appearances for his nation, together with within the 2022 World Cup and in a recreation towards Brazil through which he scored a shocking long-range strike.
He arrives to compete for a spot in the midst of the park the place Mowbray is on the lookout for gamers to assist change the staff to a extra possession-based fashion. The supervisor welcomed Paik to Blues and informed BirminghamReside : “He performs ahead, shoots from distance, performs good passes, runs all day.
“I’ve managed South Koreans earlier than, they’re wonderful human beings, people who graft and work, pay attention and wish to get higher. We are trying ahead to him coming and hopefully assist us transfer ahead.”
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