North Korea's Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team



News North Korea’s Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team North Korea's World Cup 2010 hero Jong Te Se is confirmed to join a South Korean club - but how will the National Security Law affect the transfer, and what will North Korea think of the deal? NK News January 4, 2013 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News North Korean football player Jong Tae-se will join a first-division South Korean club next week after moving from Cologne in Germany, Yonhap News confirmed on Thursday. Suwon Samsung Bluewings’s General Manager Lee Ho-Seung told AFP, We’ve reached an agreement with Koln to transfer Jong to us. Jong will arrive here as early as next Monday for a medical test. If he passes the test, we will sign a contract with him. Suwon agreed to pay Koln €300,000 (USD $395,850) as a transfer fee, Lee said. Yonhap News agency added that Jong’s annual salary would be around 400 million won (USD $376,000). Jong, © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea’s Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team

North Korea's World Cup 2010 hero Jong Te Se is confirmed to join a South Korean club - but how will the National Security Law affect the transfer, and what will North Korea think of the deal?

NK News January 4, 2013

North Korea’s Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team

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North Korean football player Jong Tae-se will join a first-division South Korean club next week after moving from Cologne in Germany, Yonhap News confirmed on Thursday. Suwon Samsung Bluewings’s General Manager Lee Ho-Seung told AFP,

We’ve reached an agreement with Koln to transfer Jong to us. Jong will arrive here as early as next Monday for a medical test. If he passes the test, we will sign a contract with him.

Suwon agreed to pay Koln €300,000 (USD $395,850) as a transfer fee, Lee said. Yonhap News agency added that Jong’s annual salary would be around 400 million won (USD $376,000).

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