Hwang Ui-jo (32), who is accused of illegal filming, finished his lease in Norwich City faster than scheduled.
Norwich announced on its website on the 9th (Korea Standard Time), “The striker Hwang Ui-jo will return to his old team Nottingham Forest. He has played for Norwich on loan for the past five months.”
He added, “South Korean national striker Hwang Ui-jo joined Josh Sargent on loan to fill the gap in his injury during the summer transfer window deadline. He scored three goals and one assist in 18 games while playing for Carrow Road. Everyone at the club appreciates his hard work and dedication over the past few months, and wishes him all the best for his future.”
Nottingham also reported Hwang’s return. “Alex Maiton and Hwang Ui-jo came back from loan. Hwang joined Norwich in September last year and scored three goals in 18 games,” Nottingham said.
Hwang Ui-jo wore a Premier League Nottingham uniform in the last 2022-2023 season. He immediately left on loan to Olympiacos, Greece, where the same owner lives, but he terminated it early, and he played on loan for six months from the beginning of last year in the K League 1 FC Seoul.
Hwang returned to Nottingham ahead of this season and played some pre-season friendly matches as well. However, there was no room for him to play in Nottingham again this time. Finally, he decided to loan Norwich in the second division of England with the opening of the season just around the corner.
Hwang initially signed a one-year lease. He was planning to play for Norwich until the end of the 2023-2024 season. He displayed good performance as well. In the early days of his transfer, he did not get many opportunities as a substitute, but he gradually became a starting member and scored a goal.
Hwang, however, abruptly ended his loan deal with Norwich and returned to his original team six months after the move. His Norwich career ended much earlier than expected.
Norwich haven’t exactly given the reason for the termination of their lease. Currently, Norwich are 15th in the league and struggling to survive, so they can’t afford to send off Hwang Ui-jo, who was playing as their main player.
The biggest reason is presumed to be his injury. Hwang scored a great goal in the 12th minute in the first half against Watford in late November last year, but was replaced soon after the goal after complaining of hamstring pain. Hwang was away for nearly a month and returned to his team through the match against Huddersfield on April 24.
Hwang Ui-jo has played three more games since then and was selected as the starter for the second consecutive game. However, he was hampered by a hamstring injury again. According to England’s “The Pink Un” he suffered a hamstring problem during training and needs about six weeks to recover. Norwich coach David Wagner also explained that Hwang Ui-jo felt something wrong with his hamstring after the match against Bristol Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup on the 7th.
Then, Norwich chose to separate from Hwang Ui-jo. It seems that the decision was made as the winter transfer window opened and key striker Sargent came back injured. Rather than waiting for Hwang Ui-jo to fully recover, he decided that it would be better to set up a new team centered on Sargent.
In the end, Hwang ended his loan spell early, following last season. It is all the more shocking news because Wagner has been showing faith despite controversy over his personal life. 랭크카지노
At this rate, it is a crisis that could kill the entire rest of the season. At present, it is not only difficult for Hwang to secure a place to play for Nottingham, but also difficult to find a new loan transfer as he is injured.
This is a negative factor for Hwang, following his exclusion from the Korean national soccer team. In November last year, Hwang was banned from selecting the national team until he was completely cleared of illegal filming under the action of the Korea Football Association.
As a result, Hwang was also discouraged from participating in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup, which will start from next week. As Hwang was called to every A match under Jürgen Klinsmann, he was highly likely to make the final roster. However, privacy concerns all went up in smoke.
The incident began in June when A, who introduced himself as Hwang Ui-jo’s ex-lover, released a video of the sexual relationship between Hwang Ui-jo and the victim. Later, Hwang Ui-jo claimed that the video was leaked through a mobile phone lost in Greece and that he was also a threatened victim.
However, the impact grew as Hwang Ui-jo was investigated by the police as a suspect of illegal sex filming. On top of that, A, who revealed his personal life, was even found to be a biological brother who supported Hwang Ui-jo for a long time. Police under investigation asked Hwang Ui-jo to appear, but he has reportedly not yet attended due to club circumstances.
