"Catch the biggest fish, Jung Ho-young." 20 女 volleyball FA announced... Hot 'Outdoor War' to be held

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The women's professional volleyball free agent (FA) market has opened. The over-the-counter war between clubs to embrace the biggest fish, Jung Ho-young (director Jeong) has also begun.

The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) announced the list of 20 FA players for the women's team on the 8th. It has been three days since the season ended with GS Caltex's victory in the 2025-26 season championship match on the 5th. Players who have qualified as FA will be able to freely negotiate with all V-League clubs, including their original teams, by 6 p.m. on the 21st.

The biggest concern in the FA market is by far Jung Ho-young, the middle blocker of the articles of association. In 27 games this season, he scored 290 points (average 10.7 points) and 0.667 blocks per set (4th in the league) to prove his skills as a starting player for the national team. He ended the season early due to a left middle finger injury in the match against GS Caltex on the 7th of last month, but he is not unreasonable to play in the next season. Since he was born in 2001 (25 years old) and has high value, competition for recruitment of many clubs is expected.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction is the most active club. Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which has to fill the void of Yang Hyo-jin, who announced his retirement after this season, has enough room to operate the salary cap as Yang Hyo-jin's annual salary of 800 million won has been lost.

However, Hyundai Engineering & Construction also has the task of cracking down on house rabbits. This is because main setters Kim Da-in, Libero Kim Yeon-gyeon and Han Mi-re qualified as FA at the same time. In particular, Kim Da-in and Kim Yeon-gyeon are likely to be major targets for other clubs.

Moon Jung-won of the Korea Expressway Corporation, who won the runner-up prize, is also considered a candidate for recruitment. He turned from the existing defensive apogit spiker to a professional libero this season and played a key role in the team's defense.

In addition, the future of veterans who have re-qualified are also drawing attention. Middle blockers Kim Soo-ji (Hungguk Life Insurance), setter Yeom Hye-sun (Director Jeong), Outside Hitter Park Jung-ah, Lee Han-bi (Pepper Savings Bank), and Hwang Min-kyung (IBK Industrial Bank).

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