Outside heater Kang So-hwi, who made his professional debut in 2015 and played only for GS Caltex for nine years until this season, exercised his free agent (FA) rights and moved to Korea Expressway Corporation on the 12th.
It is a special condition that receives 2.4 billion won for three years.
Libero Han Da-hye, who has also been in charge of GS Caltex’s defense for 11 years since 2013, also decided to receive a total of 870 million won over three years and signed a FA contract with Pepper Savings Bank.
GS Caltex lost two key resources at the same time that supported offense and defense.
GS Caltex, which appointed a new coach Lee Young-taek after completing its eight-year accompaniment with Cha Sang-hyun after the 2023-2024 season, naturally began painting new colors on the team as the players who worked with Cha left the team.
According to the volleyball community, GS Caltex has also focused on recruiting external FA, mainly middle blockers, as well as internal FA Kang So-hwi and Han Da-hye, but failed to achieve the desired results.
GS Caltex decided to raise promising players from a long-term perspective to fill the gap between Kang So-hwi and Han Da-hye and minimize power leakage by selecting outside heaters in the Asian quarter.
An official from GS Caltex said, “Coach Lee Young-taek showed his ability in fostering middle blockers when he was the head coach of KGC Ginseng Corporation (currently the head of Jeonggwan) and when he was the coach of IBK Industrial Bank,” adding, “We look forward to the creation of a new main middle blocker in our team.”
He added, “If the outside heater, which will be newly selected in the Asian quarter, the existing historical research center, and Kwon Min-ji are well harmonized, we expect the gap in the attack to be filled to some extent.”
GS Caltex is seeking to renew its contract with apogit spiker Gisele Silva (registered name Silva), who was the top scorer in the women’s division (1,5 points) last season.
Silva leaves Korea after the season, leaving his luggage at his accommodation, and is likely to wear GS Caltex uniforms next season.
BY: 메이저사이트