Professional volleyball women’s Korea Expressway Corporation, Hyundai E&C, and IBK Industrial Bank completed the nomination of free agent (FA) compensation players on the 26th.
Highway Corporationㅋㅋㅋ벳 designated Lee Go-eun (28) as a setter, Hyundai E&C designated outside heater Kim Joo-hyang (24), and IBK Industrial Bank designated middle blocker Lim Hye-rim (18).
The Korea Expressway Corporation explained, “Lee Go-eun is a player whose strengths are fast set play and defense,” and “a resource that can minimize power leaks.”
Lee Go-eun was a franchise star who joined Korea Expressway Corporation through the 2013-2014 rookie draft, but after obtaining FA qualification in March of last year, she transferred to Pepper Savings Bank on the condition of 3 years and 990 million won.
Lee Go-eun, who participated in 33 games at Pepper Savings Bank in the 2022-2023 season and finished 4th in the set, returned to the road construction after a year.
Park Jung-ah, the main gun who led the championship match of the 2022-2023 season, recently obtained FA qualification and worked with Pepper Savings Bank for 3 years at a total annual fee of 775 million won (annual salary of 475 million won, option of 300 million won). I made a contract.
The Korea Expressway Corporation received 760 million won, 200% of Park Jung-ah’s annual salary (430 million won) last season, and Lee Go-eun as a reward player.
Hyundai E&C nominated outside hitter Kim Joo-hyang as a compensation player for Hwang Min-kyung (IBK Industrial Bank of Korea).
Hyundai E&C said, “Kim Joo-hyang decided that he would be helpful to the team in terms of defense and offense.”
Kim Joo-hyang joined Hyundai E&C through the 2017-2018 season rookie draft, and wore the IBK Industrial Bank uniform as a compensation player for Go Ye-rim, who joined Hyundai E&C as a free agent in 2019.
Kim Joo-hyang was transferred twice as a reward player.
Coincidentally, it seems that Kim Joo-hyang will fill the vacancy of Go Ye-rim and Hwang Min-kyung in the new season.
Go Ye-rim is on the operating table with patellar tendinitis in both his knees and has to work hard for a long recovery.
Hyundai E&C, along with Kim Joo-hyang, received 560 million won, 200% of Hwang Min-kyung’s annual salary (280 million won) last season, as compensation.
Hwang Min-kyung, who played an active role as a main outside heater at Hyundai Engineering & Construction last season, recently signed a two-year contract with IBK Industrial Bank for a total annual fee of 450 million won (annual salary of 320 million won and an option of 130 million won) after obtaining FA qualification. .
IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, which handed over middle blocker Kim Su-ji to Heungkuk Life Insurance, nominated middle blocker Lim Hye-rim.
IBK Industrial Bank explained, “Im Hye-rim is a player who debuted as a pro in the 2022-2023 season in the 1st round and 2nd place in the rookie draft,” and “we judged it to be a future resource with excellent jumping power and strong attack power.”
IBK Industrial Bank received 500 million won as compensation, twice the annual salary of Suji Kim last season (250 million won).
Kim Su-ji recently signed a free agent contract with Heungkuk Life Insurance, a team belonging to her close friend Kim Yeon-kyung, for up to 3 years and 930 million won.