Jeong Kwan-jang Recruited National Team Pyo Seung-joo as FA Lee So-young Compensation Player

Women's volleyball chief Jeong Kwan-ju chose outside heater Pyo Seung-joo as a free agent compensator for Lee So-young (three years of contract, 700 million annual salary) who left for IBK Industrial Bank.

Upon receiving the list of players excluded from the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) on Thursday, Jeonggwan chose Pyo immediately. "Pyo has good reception efficiency and aggressive capability these days," Jeonggwanjang coach Ko Hee-jin said. "More than anything, Pyo is evaluated as having excellent teamwork, and I believe it will have a good impact on the team. I am glad to be able to recruit good players."

It is his second transfer as a compensator. After starting his professional career with Korea Expressway Corporation in the 2010-11 season, Pyo moved to GS Caltex as a compensator for Jung Dae-young in the 2014-15 season. After becoming a free agent ahead of the 2019-20 season, Pyo moved to IBK and played for five seasons until the 2023-24 season, establishing himself as the team's flagship player.

Last season, Pyo ranked third in scoring (434 points), third in overall attack speed (35.66 percent) and 12th in receiving efficiency (35.16 percent). Pyo was also selected for the women's volleyball team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, leading the team to advance to the semifinals.

After the last season, Chung failed to renew his contract with Lee, and urgently needed to find the "main gun wing." "I don't think that just because one of our players is missing, our performance will deteriorate significantly," coach Ko Hee-jin said. "We will strategize well according to the composition of our players," adding, "We have players such as Park Hye-min, Lee Sun-woo and Kim Se-in who can fill Lee's absence. Kwak Seon-ok (who will be in his second year as a professional golfer) will also be given opportunities based on how much he grows."

Coach Ko, who said, "We are also paying attention to Lee So-young's FA compensation player (to be recruited by IBK Industrial Bank)," eased his worries when recruiting Pyo Seung-joo.

Pyo Seung-joo, who is currently on the national team of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) and is training at Jincheon National Training Center, will join the team's training that starts in summer and greet the team. He will not join the Indonesian team for a friendly match with the Indonesian All-Star team on Tuesday.

BY: 토토사이트