West Brom can bin Zohore for Cho Gue-sung

West Bromwich Albion have been linked with South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung lately, and his potential arrival at The Hawthorns might see Carlos Corberan lastly eliminate Kenneth Zohore for good.

In line with 90min, Jeonbuk Hyundai have supplied the 24-year-old out to quite a few golf equipment within the January switch window, with West Brom, Rangers, Celtic, Everton and Southampton all talked about as potential locations.

A charge of £2.5m would seemingly be sufficient to prise Cho away from his homeland, regardless of his spectacular kind for membership and nation in 2022.

The striker managed 35 objectives and 12 assists throughout spells with Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gimcheon Sangmu, for whom he impressed throughout his spell of army service in South Korea.

His performances noticed him earn a call-up to the Taeguk Warriors’ squad for the World Cup in Qatar, the place he additionally caught the attention, though not only for his performances on the pitch.

Cho notched a powerful double in South Korea’s 3-2 defeat towards Ghana within the group stage and featured in each recreation for Paulo Bento’s facet as they had been knocked out by Brazil within the spherical of 16.

Nonetheless, he additionally went “viral” on the World Cup due to his beauty, not that Corberan could be too bothered about that as long as he might discover the online frequently in West Brom colors.

South Korea teammate Son Heung-min was filled with reward for the striker and advised that he might observe within the Tottenham star’s footsteps by making a transfer to a European membership in 2023.

Son said: “My recommendation for him could be to go and don’t be afraid of enjoying on the European stage. He gained nice expertise by enjoying so effectively on the World Cup and that’s the usual he would anticipate in prime European competitions.

“For him to maneuver to a European membership should imply he’s the most effective participant in South Korea simply now and that’s fairly an achievement.”

Ought to Cho arrive at The Hawthorns as one other attacking choice in Corberan’s squad this month, it could absolutely be curtains for Zohore, who has managed simply three appearances for the Baggies because the begin of the 2020/21 season, with no minutes underneath his belt thus far this time period.

Luckily, the Danish striker’s contract at Albion is lastly set to expire this summer season after a nightmare spell following his £8m swap from Cardiff Metropolis in 2019.

If Corberan is to finish a vastly spectacular turnaround and get West Brom promoted this season, he wants as a lot depth as attainable, so Cho must be seen as a worthwhile addition within the January switch window if he follows his compatriot Son to England.