Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Seoul: Korea Republic international Hong Jeong-ho has swapped the Bundesliga for the Chinese Super League, becoming the latest international star to join Jiangsu Suning.
Jiangsu’s official Weibo page confirmed that the 26-year-old had joined the Nanjing-based club from Germany’s Augsburg, where he made 56 Bundesliga appearances in three seasons.
Hong - a regular feature of the Korea Republic national team, with 45 international appearances - has been brought to Jiangsu by the club’s Korean manager Choi Yong-soo, who joined the club from AFC Champions League quarter-finalist FC Seoul last month.
The defender’s transfer is the latest in a series of major signings by Jiangsu Suning.
In China’s winter transfer window they broke the Asian transfer record twice in eight days by signing Brazilians Ramires, for €28million, and Alex Teixeira, for €50million, as well as securing the services of another Brazilian, Jo, and Australia’s 2015 AFC Asian Cup winning defender Trent Sainsbury.
This week they also completed the signing of Racing Club’s Colombian striker Roger Martinez, before finally announcing the capture of Taeguk Warriors star Hong.
Jiangsu Suning are currently in second position in the Chinese Super League, ten points adrift of reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande.
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