[Official] Yang Min-hyuk, a former star player, will transfer to Coventry, England's No. 1 spot in the second division

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Yang Min-hyuk (19), a South Korean national soccer striker and former "Star Grand Prize," left Portsmouth in the English Championship (second division) and transferred to Coventry City on loan.

Tottenham Hotspur, the Coventry City club and Yang Min-hyuk's original club, officially announced Yang Min-hyuk's loan transfer in the second half of the 2025-2026 season on the 7th (Korea Standard Time). Coventry's number is 18.

Yang Min-hyuk, who entered the European stage by signing a contract with Tottenham in January last year after playing for Gangwon FC in the K League 1, played on loan to England's Championship Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the second half of his first season in Europe, moved to Portsmouth ahead of this season, and continued his third loan life after moving to Coventry City.

Portsmouth, where Yang Min-hyuk played the first half of this season, is the 21st-ranked team in the 24 English Championship, while Coventry City, the new team, is the most likely team to be promoted to the English Premier League (EPL) next season. From Yang Min-hyuk's point of view, he moved to a more competitive team through the so-called "step-up" and entered the second half of the year.

Yang Min-hyuk previously played in 15 championship matches (10 starts) in Portsmouth, scoring three goals and one assist. In the early days of the transfer, he steadily got a chance to start, but his playing time has plummeted since November last year, and the opportunity to build offensive points has also decreased. However, he received attention by scoring a theater goal against Charlton Athletic on December 30 last year, but his position in the team was unstable, playing less than a minute against Bristol City three days later.

When Yang Min-hyuk, who transferred on loan, did not get a proper opportunity to play, Tottenham, the original club, found Yang Min-hyuk's new rental team, and Coventry City, which just won the championship and is in an advantageous position to be promoted to the EPL, sent a love call. In the end, Tottenham terminated Yang Min-hyuk's lease with the Portsmouth club in the middle and signed a re-lease contract with Coventry City, which is likely to be promoted to the EPL next season.

The Coventry club said, "Yang Min-hyuk scored three goals for Portsmouth, especially at the end of December against Charlton. He also has a record of playing twice in the Korean A team, he said. "He scored 12 goals in the K League 1 in the 2024 season, leading Gangwon to second place, and won the Young Player of the Year award as well as the youngest player of the month award ever." The Coventry head coach is also Frank Lampard, a legend for England and Chelsea.

Yang Min-hyuk said through his new club, "I am very happy and excited to join the club with a great tradition and history. The coach explained very clearly how to use me and how to adapt to the team. Thanks to this, I was convinced that Coventry City was the right club for me. I want to contribute to the achievement of the team's goals, and I want to prove why I'm here by showing my ability quickly on the field."

Meanwhile, Yang Min-hyuk was honored with the Star Award in the Soccer category at the 2024 Futures Star Awards hosted and organized by Star News in 2024, when he was a member of Gangwon-do. Commentator Han Joon-hee, who participated as a winner selection committee member, praised Yang Min-hyuk as "the future of Korean soccer challenging the world."

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