Seung Woo Lee

[Deco 20]

Seung Woo Lee retweeted a tweet from YoungCules showing that :

I saw him retweeting it from a Korean news site too...

 

[Ronnie10]

He is like evil Lord Kira from 47 Ronin, arrogant and full of himself.

 

[lswkor]

korean media reporting LSW signed a 5 year contract with barcelona. can anyone confirm? any updates on his fifa ban?

http://sports.news.naver.com/sports...&mod=read&office_id=073&article_id=0002363554

 

[kozza]

No player in the world can sign a 5 years contract before he is 18, and it's even worse if this player is banned by Fifa.
Who is the guy talking at the end of first paragraph ? Google translation sucks

 

[lswkor]

No player in the world can sign a 5 years contract before he is 18, and it's even worse if this player is banned by Fifa.
Who is the guy talking at the end of first paragraph ? Google translation sucks

yeah that's what i thought. maybe it's a show of good faith by the club rather than an official contract? is there a precedent of such an agreement between a youth player and barca? the news has been retweeted by LSW himself so i'm rather confused.

the last sentence of that first paragraph states that according to a "credible spanish football official", LSW and barca have agreed to a 5 year deal and only the paperwork is left to be signed.

 

[kozza]

Thanks for the translation.
I don't understand this 5 years contract but retweeting the news is a good news, he shows that he rejects foreign clubs millions and he wants to stay at Barça, who needs Sanabria when you have Seung Woo Lee ?
otherwise the article states that PSG were trying to sign him, this reminds me of a declaration of PSG president sometime ago saying that he will not bring Messi to PSG but he will try to find out the "new Messi".

 

[Deco 20]

yeah that's what i thought. maybe it's a show of good faith by the club rather than an official contract? is there a precedent of such an agreement between a youth player and barca? the news has been retweeted by LSW himself so i'm rather confused.

the last sentence of that first paragraph states that according to a "credible spanish football official", LSW and barca have agreed to a 5 year deal and only the paperwork is left to be signed.

I think he can still sign contracts but that they are easier to break and can't pay as much as official adult contracts.

 

[lswkor]

adding to the confusion, i found this while digging around some more.

under article 18 of fifa:

Players under the age of 18 may not sign a professional contract for a term longer than three years. Any clause referring to a longer period shall not be recognised.

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/01/06/30/78/statusinhalt_en_122007.pdf

 

[lswkor]

Korean Teen Pledges Future to Barca

Lee Seung-woo, who has recently been playing for Barcelona's youth team, will sign a long-term contract with the prestigious Spanish club. Lee's father Young-jae said on Thursday, "At the request of the team, I went to Spain from Dec. 11 to 23. We agreed to renew the contract for five years, and will sign the papers in February."

The details of the contract have not been revealed entirely, but it is reportedly highly competitive. The 15-year-old has been offered larger sums from Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, but chose to stay with Barcelona because he believes he has more of a future with the team.

"We declined offers from other teams because there was no guarantee that Seung-woo will be able to play in actual games and improve his skills. More importantly, he wanted to stay in Barcelona as he's been there for three years."

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/12/27/2013122700936.html

 

[Galning]

Always good to see that some of these youngsters have a good attitude and don't leave because of money. Extremely good player as well Glad he's staying.

 

[SamperFCB]

Contract story is bullshit. FIFA rules are clear, players U18 can sign for maximum 3 years.

 

[lswkor]

Contract story is bullshit. FIFA rules are clear, players U18 can sign for maximum 3 years.

i agree with you but why is LSW retweeting the news if it's bullshit?

 

[SamperFCB]

i agree with you but why is LSW retweeting the news if it's bullshit?

Have the idea he retweets every tweet with his name. But I'm sure this contract news is false, just by looking to the FIFA rules.

 

[SamperFCB]

Something to add to Seung Woo Lee's contract. The FIFPro explains this situation on their site:

EXAMPLE: A 17-year old player has signed a contract for 5 years. After three years, the player signs a contract at another club. In the FIFA regulations is established, that only 3-year contracts are permitted if a player is younger than 18 years old. What is the consequence of the 5-year clause?

Answer: A contract for 5 years is not in compliance with FIFA Regulations. The contract converts to a 3-year contract and expires after the third year. No compensation has to be paid by the new club or the player.
http://www.fifpro.org/legal/faq

Lee will sign a 5 year deal in January when he turns 16. FIFA regulations state that it's only possible to sign a 3 year deal, so that 5 year deal will basically be a 3 year deal as the player is able to leave for free after three years. Contract has to be renegociated after those 3 years. I guess, he will sign a 5 year deal when he is 16 (January 2014) and when he turns 18 (January 2016) he will sign a new 3 or 5 year contract with better wages and conditions, etc, etc.

To conclude, positive news he signs a contract.

 

[KingMessi]

Lee will sign a 5 year deal in January when he turns 16. FIFA regulations state that it's only possible to sign a 3 year deal, so that 5 year deal will basically be a 3 year deal as the player is able to leave for free after three years. Contract has to be renegociated after those 3 years. I guess, he will sign a 5 year deal when he is 16 (January 2014) and when he turns 18 (January 2016) he will sign a new 3 or 5 year contract with better wages and conditions, etc, etc.

To conclude, positive news he signs a contract.

I suppose the 5 year contract is more so a statement of intent--that he wants to stay and succeed at Barca--than anything else.