Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard secures the services of South Korean from Tottenham
Coventry City have completed a deal to take forward Yang Min-Hyeok on loan from Premier League Tottenham Hotspur.
The deal sees the 19-year-old recalled from a season-long spell at relegation battlers Portsmouth and redirected to automatic promotion chasing Sky Blues for the second half of the campaign.
The South Korean has spent the last five months at Fratton Park, providing three goals and one assist in 15 league games, mostly on the left of John Mousinho’s team.
Frank Lampard has been keen to add strength in depth to the wings and Min-Hyeok is expected to compete with and provide back-up to Ephron Mason-Clark on the left of City's attack.
"I'm very happy and excited to join a club with such strong traditions and history," said Min-Hyeok.
"When I played against Coventry, I really felt the positive atmosphere within the team, and that made me even more excited about becoming part of this club.
"The head coach explained very clearly how he plans to use me and how I could fit into the team, which gave me a lot of confidence that this is the right place for me.
"I want to help the team achieve its goal and to do that, I need to adapt as quickly as possible, show my qualities on the pitch, and prove why I am here."
The South Korea international scored three times in 16 matches for Pompey, including a dramatic late winner against Charlton Athletic at the end of December.
He has two senior caps for South Korea and had a loan spell at Queens Park Rangers last season.
He signed for Spurs in July 2024 from Gangwon but immediately returned to the K League side to complete the 2024 campaign.
The 2024 season was a real eye-catching one for Min-Hyeok. He scored 12 goals as Gangwon finished second while he was also named the K League’s Young Player of the Year as well as becoming the youngest player to ever win the division’s Player of the Month award.
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