Swansea sign Eom on four-year deal

Swansea person signed Eom Ji-Sung from South Korean top-flight nine Gwangju FC connected a four-year woody for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old has been capped erstwhile by South Korea and Swansea are apt to usage him arsenic a near winger aliases cardinal attacking midfielder.

Eom was 1 of nan Championship club's superior summertime targets and caput coach Luke Williams is delighted to unafraid his services, having besides signed Portuguese midfielder Goncalo Franco from Moreirense past week.

“We cognize he (Eom) is simply a subordinate who is going to bring gait and productivity for us,” said Williams.

“He has an expertise to play successful different positions, we person a chance to measure that successful training and successful friendlies.

“From that we tin build a image of really he likes to play erstwhile he is retired wide aliases erstwhile he comes successful to much cardinal areas.

“We wanted to summation nan magnitude of attacking actions we tin person connected nan transportation astatine nan aforesaid time, and beryllium much move successful position of really we onslaught nan mediate of nan transportation and nan extracurricular of nan pitch.

“Hopefully Ji-sung tin springiness america much devices and move actions to transportation a greater threat.”

Swansea continued their pre-season preparations pinch a 3-1 triumph complete League Two broadside Swindon Town astatine nan weekend, and will soon depart for a mini-tour of Austria wherever they will play FC Koln connected Wednesday, 24 July.

Eom scored 20 goals successful 108 K League appearances for Gwangju and becomes nan first Korean to play for nan Swans since midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, who helped nan nine triumph nan League Cup successful 2013 and scored 12 goals successful 162 appearances betwixt 2012 and 2018.

“We person signed personification who is very superior astir his football, and wants to play astatine nan highest level he perchance can,” added Williams.

“He is eager and will do immoderate he needs to do to get to wherever he wants to get to.

“When I said to him I could consciousness that coming across, and I consciousness judge we person nan subordinate pinch nan correct mindset to travel present and beryllium portion of what we want to do and understand what this nine intends to truthful galore people.”