[Official] Silva, Moma, and Victoria remain: Six foreign players in men's and women's pro volleyball renew contracts

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Leo (Cuba) of Hyundai Capital, Araujo (Brazil) of Woori Card, and Vernon (Canada) of KEPCO will continue with their respective teams in the next season. GS Caltex's Silva (Cuba), Korea Expressway Corporation's Moma (Cameroon), and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea's Victoria (Ukraine) have also confirmed their re-signings.

The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) announced on the 10th (Korea time) the list of clubs and players who notified their intention to re-sign foreign players. With the foreign player tryout underway in Prague, Czech Republic, the deadline was 6 p.m. local time.

According to KOVO's announcement, three foreign players each in the men's and women's divisions have confirmed their re-signings with their original teams and are preparing for the 2026-2027 season. Following earlier announcements of re-signings made at the club level, additional players who confirmed their re-signings on this day were made public. The annual salaries of the re-signed players are $550,000 (approximately 810 million won) for the men's division and $300,000 (approximately 440 million won) for the women's division.

In contrast, Korean Air, KB Insurance, OK Savings Bank, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in the men's division have abandoned re-signing with their existing foreign players and are turning their attention to the draft. In the women's division, Jeong Kwanjang, Heungkuk Life, and Hyundai E&C are seeking new foreign players through the draft. Pepper Savings Bank, which is searching for a new acquiring company, did not participate in this tryout.

The foreign player tryout, which began on the 7th at UNYP Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, will conclude with the draft on the 10th. The results of the women's draft are expected to be released after 7:30 p.m. Korea time on the 10th, and the men's draft results are expected to be released after 11:30 p.m. The annual salary for new foreign players in the men's division, as stipulated by regulations, is $400,000 (approximately 590 million won), and for the women's division, it is $250,000 (approximately 370 million won).

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