Tottenham are set to seal a deal to bring in Yang Min-hyuk from Gangwon and football.london got South Korean football expert Sungmo Lee to give us the lowdown on the teenager.
Spurs are set to seal a deal which will see the 18-year-old winger arrive in January, a couple of months after the K League season has come to a close. He only turned 18 in April but two months earlier had made his K League debut for Gangwon, grabbing an assist against Jeju United before scoring in his next game against Gwangju, making him the youngest K League scorer since 2013.
Despite his age, Yang has started every match this season in the league for Gangwon, scoring seven goals and laying on three assists in his 24 appearances.
We asked South Korean football expert Sungmo Lee to tell us exactly what kind of player Spurs will get in the teenager.
"Yang Min-hyuk is the best young player in the K League right now, and most significantly, he's still a high school student," he told football.london. "His talent was so exceptional so his club Gangwon proposed the professional contract to a high school student which was the first ever case in K League's history.
"He showed great performances in K League this season, winning the 'young player of the month' award three times in a row from April to June. He is a great dribbler but also possesses great finishing skills which makes Korean fans hope that he can become the next Son Heung-min, especially if he joins the same club with Son in Tottenham."
The Korean teenager, who is in the Team K League squad to face Spurs in Seoul next week during their pre-season tour, has a favourite player who currently plies their trade in the Premier League.
"His favourite football player is Phil Foden at Manchester City," said Lee. "He is using same back number with Foden as well - 47 - although that's not to say he's using it because of him. There are other reasons. He did however once say 'I want to be a player like Foden who has great skills but is also great at helping his teammates'."
Tottenham will be hoping they have a gem on their hands in the tricky young winger and if he can go anywhere near to succeeding their 32-year-old captain Son eventually then he'll have been worth every penny.
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