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"Personally, I think he's a player who can work in Europe as well."
When talk of Hyundai Capital Outside Hitter Huh Soo-bong (28) came up, Brazilian coach Henan Dal Zotto responded like this. He met with reporters after beating Hyundai Capital to win the championship after Game 5 of the 2025-2026 men's professional volleyball V-League championship match (champ match) at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 10th. Coach Henan said, "(Heo Soo-bong) is a really good player," evaluating that Heo Soo-bong and three to four other domestic players have skills to work in Europe.
The reason why there was talk about Huh Soo-bong, the opponent team's player, at the press conference for winning the championship of the championship is because Heo Soo-bong is considered the biggest FA player in the men's professional volleyball free agent (FA) market, which will be held at the end of the championship. The Korean Volleyball Federation will announce the list of FA qualification players on the 13th, and Heo Soo-bong was also included in the 16 players who will be eligible for FA. It is natural that much attention is paid to Heo Soo-bong's FA course, which even the enemy leader praised him as "a player who can work in Europe."
Heo Soo-bong scored 538 points in 35 regular league games this season, the most among Korean players. He showed a foreign player-level presence in various indicators of the attack sector, including the second overall attack (53.37%) and the third open attack (43.53%) and the second rear attack (58.86%). In the postseason, he started all sets from the playoff to the championship and was responsible for more than 12 points in all games. Huh Soo-bong was also able to lead Hyundai Capital, which was in a tight spot after losing the first and second games, to the last five games. In the third set of the third game, the "declaration of conscience," which admitted itself to the touchout by the referee's decision to be out, became even more of a hot topic in conjunction with the controversy over the decision that continued throughout the championship.
Since he is the MVP of the regular league last season and is considered the best player in the league to be selected as the best 7 in the 2023-2024 season and 2024-2025 season in a row, Heo Soo-bong's recruitment battle is also bound to be fierce. Many clubs are also expected to pay attention to recruiting Heo Soo-bong, given that the team that embraces Heo Soo-bong, its peak, can immediately have "winning power."
The key is huge compensation of up to 2.4 billion won. Huh Soo-bong's annual salary amounts to 800 million won, and if another club recruits Huh Soo-bong, it must pay 200% (1.6 billion won) of the entire season, one compensation player other than a protected player, or 300% (2.4 billion won) of annual salary to Hyundai Capital according to regulations. Considering contract negotiations with Huh Soo-bong could lead to "realistic concerns" for each club.
Hyundai Capital naturally wants to accompany Heo Soo-bong, but as the original team does not have the right to negotiate first, a fierce battle is expected to unfold over the recruitment of Heo Soo-bong. Heo Soo-bong, who smiled and did not speak whenever questions about the FA were asked in the postseason, said, "I will focus only on the championship game first," but now has to deal with various options as all schedules are over. The deadline for negotiations is two weeks from the date the FA list is announced.
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