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Seol Young-woo (28), a South Korean national team fullback, is making a sudden move from the Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda to Augsburg in the German Bundesliga.
Serbian media 'Sportal' reported on the 24th (Korean time) that "after two brilliant seasons with Zvezda, Seol Young-woo will transfer to Augsburg in the German Bundesliga."
According to reports, Zvezda will receive a base fee of 4 million euros (approximately 6.4 billion won) plus an option of 1.5 million euros (approximately 2.4 billion won), totaling up to 5.5 million euros (approximately 8.8 billion won). The deal also includes a sell-on clause, granting Zvezda 10% of any future transfer fee if Seol moves to another club.
The media evaluated that "Zvezda successfully completed an excellent business by acquiring Seol Young-woo from Ulsan HD for 1.5 million euros last summer, where he delivered outstanding performances, and then sold him for a massive profit."
Seol Young-woo has established himself as a key fullback for the team, appearing in 101 official matches over more than two seasons with Zvezda, recording eight goals and 16 assists. In the 2025–2026 Serbian SuperLiga, he contributed three goals and five assists in 31 games, demonstrating strong performance on both offense and defense. Having recorded 156 matches, eight goals, and 14 assists during his time with Ulsan in the K-League, Seol has proven his exceptional skills on the European stage and finally succeeded in breaking into a major league.
In fact, Seol Young-woo has already firmly demonstrated his competitiveness against world-class clubs on the UEFA Champions League (UCL) stage. During the 2024–2025 Champions League phase, he played full matches against Benfica, Inter Milan, and Monaco, and later in a showdown with Spanish giant FC Barcelona, he assisted an equalizing goal with a skillful right-footed lob pass against top-tier players such as Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, and Rafinha. He showcased his strong presence even in big games by scoring or assisting against major clubs.
Augsburg, the new club Seol Young-woo is joining, was a mid-to-upper table club that finished ninth in last season's Bundesliga. It is also a team familiar to domestic fans, having previously hosted numerous South Korean national team players such as Koo Ja-cheol, Ji Dong-won, and Hong Jeong-ho.
Meanwhile, Zvezda has continued its strategy of recruiting Asian talent by signing Japanese national team defender Yuta Nakayama (from Machida Zelvia) for 1.1 million euros on a three-year contract to fill the void left by Seol Young-woo, and is also adding Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' promising player Kim Ye-geon.
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