FC Augsburg have completed the signing of Young-woo Seol from RED Star FC 93 on a four-year deal. The South Korea international joins immediately, will wear the No.7 shirt and becomes Augsburg's eighth signing of the summer transfer window.
Augsburg's latest summer addition
The move adds another wing-back option to a squad that finished ninth in last season's Bundesliga. That is the sort of business you expect from a club looking to add depth and competition rather than tear things up.
Seol arrives with a proper load of senior football behind him. He made 101 appearances for Red Star Belgrade and has 37 caps for South Korea, which is a decent base for a defender being asked to settle quickly in Germany.
Why Augsburg wanted him
Benni Weber said Seol brings "international experience to Augsburg through European club competitions and the national team" and added that his "flexility on the wing and his high speed" would give the squad "added impulse and competition out wide". That lines up with the profile Augsburg have gone for: a player who can cover wide areas and has already handled pressure at club and international level.
Seol also sounded ready for the step. "I'm really looking forward to my time at Augsburg," he said. "The Bundesliga is a great and demanding league in which I want to prove myself and develop further." Augsburg opened their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Energie Cottbus in the first round of the DFB Cup, and Seol will be joining the group as that season begins to build.
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