Lee Chon su

[IconsFanatic]

At least he had the loyalty to go back to his old club, and not to Suwon or whatnot.

[Holyjoe]

According to Yonhap he's coming back next month:

S. Korean Lee to Return to K-League Club Ahead of Schedule

english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20050318/670000000020050318222043E1.html

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean international Lee Chun-soo will return from the Spanish league to his old K-League side of Ulsan Hyundai in April, three months earlier than scheduled, the Korean club said Friday.

Lee was transferred to Real Sociedad in July 2003 and then loaned to Numansia following South Korea's world-stunning advance to the last four of the 2002 World Cup.

"We agreed with Real Sociedad to have Lee return to our team next month," an Ulsan Hyundai official said. "But he will stay as a Real player until June, when his contract with Numansia ends."
"Lee's early return is designed to help him get in shape for K-League matches after July," the official said.

Lee is now training with South Korea's national soccer squad in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to gear up for the Asian qualifying matches against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan for the 2006 World Cup in Germany later this month.

"After returning to Seoul early next month, he will report to Ulsan's training camp and then receive a four-week basic military training," he said.

The basic training will replace Lee's compulsory military duty which usually lasts 26 months. Lee was given the special favor after the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.

"Upon completing the military training, Lee will focus on finding his form and match fitness till July without playing in the K-League matches," the official said.

Ulsan Hyundai had earlier announced the 25-year-old striker would return in July, when Real Sociedad competes for the 2005 Peace Cup Korea scheduled for Seoul on July 15-24.

[mikey]

this guy is a proper bell end. crying that he wanted to come home to mummy in ulsan as soon as possible. what sort of professional footballer would swap the spanish league for the sodding k league?? this guy is a failure and a bad example of korean footy players abroard. at 25 his career is washed up as no one will touch him now in europe. one can't help feel when he looks back on his career 20 years from now he will regret not putting his head down and working for a place in the team in spain. lee chun soo you are like charlie nicholas, david mcnivan.. you had it and then lost it. banker.

[mikey]

banker- mercy. do we really need to censor w anker?? are we really that shielded from the real world? christ!