South Korea was able to record the World Cup in Qatar as a success. In a group with Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana, you went into the tournament as underdogs. Expectations were low, but the team around superstar Heung-min Son surprisingly made it into the round of 16. Gue-sung Cho (24) played a key role in this. The top scorer scored twice in the decisive group win against Ghana (3-2).
The South Korean newspaper ‘Donga’ now brings Cho into play at Mainz 05. The Bundesliga side are said to have made an offer for the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward. There is a fee of 2.5 million euros in the room. Cho should be able to imagine moving to Germany. In Mainz, the world championship driver would meet his national team colleague Jae-sung Lee (30).
After the absences of Jonathan Burkardt (22, knee surgery) and Karim Onisiwo (30, foot injury), Mainz are looking for a new centre-forward. The transfer could make sense for both sides. Now it should depend primarily on Cho’s employer Jeonbuk.
