{"id":542435,"date":"2020-01-31T11:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=542435"},"modified":"2020-01-31T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:22:42","slug":"ki-sung-yueng-departs-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/31\/ki-sung-yueng-departs-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Ki Sung-Yueng Departs Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> have confirmed that they have come to an agreement to terminate the contract of midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1d8c99b0\/Ki-Sung-yueng\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ki Sung-Yueng<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ki Sung-Yueng Departs Newcastle United<\/h2>\n<h3>Newcastle United Career<\/h3>\n<p>Ki Sung-Yueng joined the Magpies in the summer of 2018 and made 23 appearances during his season-and-a-half with the club.<\/p>\n<p>He made 19 of those appearances for Newcastle under the previous manager, Rafa Benitez.<\/p>\n<p>However, under the new regime of Steve Bruce, he has made just four appearances so far this season, the last of which came in their FA Cup third-round tie with Rochdale.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korea international previously spent six seasons with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/swansea-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swansea City<\/a> during their period in the Premier League. He made over 150 appearances in his time at the Liberty Stadium, scoring 12 times in all competitions.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nufc.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/ki-sung-yueng-departs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> official Newcastle United website<\/a> as he departs St James&#8217; Park, the South Korean said: &#8220;I am always grateful for our fans\u2019 support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a great honour and happiness of mine to play for such a great club as Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never forget the time with Newcastle fans. It is a pity that I could not do better but sometimes in football, there are things I could not overcome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks a lot to everybody and so long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Where Next for Ki Sung-Yueng After Newcastle United Departure?<\/h3>\n<p>Ki Sung-Yueng is now free to find a new club following his release by Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>According to James Copley of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldsgazette.com\/sport\/football\/newcastle-united\/ki-sung-yueng-likely-leave-newcastle-united-these-are-his-options-amidst-celtic-and-swansea-interest-1379127\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shields Gazette<\/a>, the midfielder&#8217;s former clubs &#8211; Swansea and Scottish Premiership champions Celtic &#8211; are both said to be looking to sign Ki.<\/p>\n<p>A move to either side will prove attractive for the 31-year-old. The Swans are currently battling for promotion from the Championship, and are just two points off of the play-off places. Meanwhile, Celtic are battling it out for the title alongside rivals Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"shp6T4upSqB7Dg0tLGw33w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1201482686\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'shp6T4upSqB7Dg0tLGw33w',sig:'Cy0DwkJygWkm6wx4JWHWQG6CnWXUc36UHHYgs5ilzvY=',w:'594px',h:'446px',items:'1201482686',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United have confirmed that they have come to an agreement to terminate the contract of midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng. Ki Sung-Yueng Departs Newcastle United Newcastle United Career Ki Sung-Yueng joined the Magpies in the summer of 2018 and made 23 appearances during his season-and-a-half with the club. 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