The K League 2 Ansan Greeners are noisy due to noise inside and outside even before entering the new season.
Ansan <Sports Chosun Exclusive Report on December 20>, which has not been able to sign contracts with 30 players and coaches until recently, welcomed former vice chairman of Ansan City Council Kim Jung-taek as the new general manager on the 20th.
Kim is a three-term city councilor who also served as the head of the Ansan Football Association. He is known to have proposed a proposal for the establishment of a professional soccer team in 2012 when he was a city councilor, leading to the establishment in 2017.
However, the inside and outside of the club have been noisy since the appointment of general manager Kim.
"As soon as the new coach finished the appointment ceremony, he notified six people, including four who are scheduled to graduate from high school, that he could not sign a contract," said an official familiar with the team's internal affairs. "The player who is scheduled to graduate from high school does not even receive frequent applications for college due to joining Ansan, so if he is notified that he cannot sign a contract, he will have to quit soccer." In addition to the players, leaders of the youth team aged 12 to 18 are also known to have been notified of no contract by text message recently.
Ansan had a hard time in June last year when its coach was arrested for corruption in selecting its players. Ansan Mayor Lee Min-geun, the owner of the team, later announced that his team would have 33 players this year and 30 players in the 2025 season. The committee will also select players.
Ahn Ik-soo, former CEO of Ansan, and the front desk of Ansan have confirmed 30 players who will join the team for the new season through the process. The team's front desk, which wrapped up annual salary negotiations with them and the coaching staff, passed the secretariat and submitted the settlement to the acting CEO. However, the settlement was delayed one after another, and Lee Kwan-woo, the "only contractor," was gathering the players in advance for training recently. He has yet to buy a plane ticket for the training in Thailand that he planned to depart on Friday to prepare for the new season.
However, the payment, which had been delayed without promise, was immediately returned on the 20th when the new general manager was appointed. Since a new general manager has been appointed, an order was issued to proceed after the general manager's payment.
In a telephone conversation with Sports Chosun, Lee Kwan-woo took a cautious stance, saying, "There are some areas where it is difficult for me to speak." "As a senior soccer player, I feel sorry the most. The truth is that even if I try to win everything, it is not going well," he said. "I just want to finish the contracts quickly and prepare well for the new season through training."
Ansan fans also exploded in the midst of a series of incidents.
"A Better Tomorrow than Today," a group of Ansan supporters, recently released a statement. "The process of appointing Kim Jong-taek as the new general manager is seen as a political decision that undermines the essence of the civic team," they said, calling on the Ansan government to take immediate measures to normalize the club. 스포츠토토
"I don't think we can talk about this over the phone to someone we haven't seen or greeted. If you want to talk about this, let's talk about it officially after seeing each other," Kim said in a telephone interview with Sports Chosun. "I don't know if the report came in or not, but I think we need to see each other officially to cover the news." "I've been in politics for 15 years. I've met countless reporters. Interview each other and write an article accurately. Speculative articles are not acceptable. If you want to check what I have instructed, come to the team's office and meet me."