In today's reports, Korean media have focused on the transfer of Korean star Son Junho of Shandong Taishan, with one report citing information from the domestic media, pointing out that the 10 million euro transfer fee demanded by Shandong Taishan is not an astronomical price.
The report mentions that 30-year-old Sun Junhao's price tag at Shandong Taishan was 10 million euros, a price that was not out of reluctance to sell, as he only sold for 4.5 million euros a year ago when he moved to Shandong. This time, Shandong Taishan raised their asking price to 10 million euros, but was abandoned by Southampton and Fulham, which makes people wonder why Shandong Taishan would ask for such a high transfer fee.
Recall that in February 2021, Shandong Taishan brought Son Junho from Jeonbuk Hyundai to the Chinese Super League for €4.5 million, a transfer fee that created the fifth-highest price for a South Korean international in the history of the Chinese Super League, and made Son Junho one of the top players in the game. His price tag seems to have risen as a matter of course, so is the €10 million demanded by Shandong Taishan too high?
In last season's Chinese Super League, Sun Junho was selected as the best player in rounds 16 and 17, and helped Shandong Taishan win both the Chinese Super League and the Football Association Cup. If not for the epidemic that canceled the Super League awards ceremony, Sun might still have a chance to be selected as last season's MVP.
It is worth mentioning that Shandong Taishan do have no intention of selling Sun Junho to other clubs at the moment as they are well aware that it is difficult to find a central midfielder like Sun Junho. Therefore, the demand for a 10 million euro transfer fee is also in case Sun Junho leaves the team, so that they can find a good replacement in time.
