Juventus will meet Cagliari today to discuss North Korean striker Han Kwang-song, according to reports.
The 19-year-old is on loan at Perugia in Serie B, and has been impressing this season after becoming the first ever North Korean player to play and score in Serie A in 2016-17.
That has attracted the interest of the Bianconeri, and La Stampa reports they’ll meet Cagliari in Milan today to discuss a potential deal.
Juventus will meet Cagliari today to discuss North Korean striker Han Kwang-song, according to reports.
The 19-year-old is on loan at Perugia in Serie B, and has been impressing this season after becoming the first ever North Korean player to play and score in Serie A in 2016-17.
That has attracted the interest of the Bianconeri, and La Stampa reports they’ll meet Cagliari in Milan today to discuss a potential deal.
The newspaper is owned by the Agnelli family, and it reports that Juve not only admire Han’s talent, but feel he could boost their profile in Asia.
Any transfer could well prove problematic though, as North Korean players plying their trade in Italy has proven controversial.
It’s suspected that the wages paid to players such as Han go back to their homeland to help fund Kim Jong-Un’s totalitarian regime.
Fiorentina terminated Choe Song Hyok’s contract in July 2016 after rumours up to 70 per cent of his salary was going to the government in Pyongyang, which would therefore be a breach of UN and EU sanctions on North Korea.
There have been no issues with Han’s salary, but La Stampa claimed back in September that Pyongyang refused to allow him to appear on Italian television.