Oh Hyun-kyu Besikta City's 'Bloodless Involvement in Jujeon', No clear competitor

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Oh Hyun-kyu (25) of the national team, who left KRC Genk (Belgium) and confirmed his transfer to Besiktashi (Turkiye), is expected to take over as soon as he transfers. This is because the existing main striker has moved to the English Premier League (EPL), and there is no threatening competitor among other strikers.

Oh Hyun-kyu's transfer to Besikta was confirmed on the 5th (Korea Standard Time). Besiktashi officially announced that it had hired Oh Hyun-kyu for a transfer fee of 14 million euros (about 24.3 billion won). The contract period is three and a half years until June 2029, and the number is No. 9, which symbolizes the main striker. In recent days, the transfer was confirmed after rumors of Oh Hyun-kyu's transfer to Besiktashi were raised through the Belgian and Turkish media. The transfer market of major European leagues, including EPL, closed earlier this month, but the Turkiye Schiffer League transfer market is until the 6th local time.

The interests of each other matched well. The Besiktashi club needed to reinforce its front-line striker as Tammy Abraham, the main striker, moved to Aston Villa in the EPL. Oh Hyun-kyu has scored double-digit points in the last two consecutive seasons, but his playing time has plummeted as his position has decreased significantly since the recent replacement of Genk head coach. In the end, Besiktashi eventually reached an agreement by increasing the transfer fee when Genk rejected the initial offer. Oh Hyun-kyu also decided to challenge himself on a new stage.

Immediately after the transfer, the competition to become a starting player in the team is expected to be easy. The Besiktashi club immediately pushed for the recruitment of Oh Hyun-kyu to fill the transfer gap of the main striker. In the last two games since Abraham's transfer, El Bilal Toure, a striker the same age as Oh Hyun-kyu, and Mustafa Hekimoglu, a striker born in 2007, have each been the front-line one-top. However, both have remained silent, and Toure's main position is closer to the left side than to the front line. Hekimoglu is classified as a front-line offensive resource, but he is a prospect far from his main position in the first place, with a record of six league appearances and only one of them being selected.

If Oh Hyun-kyu's physical fitness arrangement is needed, there are not a few players who will ease the burden as a temporary measure, but there is no clear player who will form a competition with Oh Hyun-kyu for the main one-top position. Turkiye media Sporex also predicted that Oh Hyun-kyu will be at the forefront of Besiktashi's starting lineup in the second half, while Touré, Junior Olaitan and Vaclav Cherni will be at the second line.

Moreover, the Besiktashi club's transfer fee for recruiting Oh Hyun-kyu is the third largest amount in the club's history. According to transfermarkt, Oh Hyun-kyu's transfer fee of 14 million euros is third in Besiktashi's club history after Orkun Kökci (30 million euros, about 51.9 billion won) and Jedson Fernandez (18 million euros, about 31.2 billion won). With this kind of investment, Oh Hyun-kyu will be guaranteed a steady opportunity right after the transfer.

After that, only Oh Hyun-kyu proves himself. He also scored double-digit points for two consecutive seasons in Genk and showed competitiveness on the UEFA Europa League stage, so he can show enough competitiveness. Kim Min-jae entered Serie A Napoli based on Fenerbahce's performance, and the transfer and performance of the Turkiye stage is meaningful in that it is an opportunity to challenge the bigger stage like Abraham headed to the EPL stage.

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