It has become indispensable to the Girondins. And it’s his statistics that say it. With six goals and two assists, no one has done better than Ui-jo Hwang since the start of the season. In Troyes, it was again he who gave the victory to his team as in Saint-Etienne a few weeks ago.
The Korean is perhaps having the best year of his life on the pitch in 2021. He is 16 goals and 4 assists in 35 games. That is to say, it is quite simply decisive every other match. We had not seen such a ration for ages in the Girondins and above all, he is the scorer the club has been looking for since Cheick Diabaté. This season, Ui-jo Hwang has gained further precision perhaps thanks to his repositioning at the forefront of the attack. If he still fights as much, he loses less energy than on one side as in the past and of course, he still gained in concentration and accuracy in front of goal.
So can he get off the ship this winter? It is true that its performance inevitably catches the eye of recruiters. At 29, he still has a few good years ahead of him. As a reminder, he had already almost left the club last summer. Everything was settled with in particular Sporting Portugal before it backtracked. Dynamo Moscow and OM were also very interested in his situation. Eventually he stayed and since then the club have claimed he will be there until the end of the season. But in the event of a big offer this winter, the Girondins will let him go for sure like all the other players in the workforce.