Joining Today at Last... Lee Kang-in: "Let's Meet as Soon as Possible"

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Lee Kang-in will finally join his new club, Atletico Madrid, today (August 6). Having trained separately in South Korea while waiting for his teammates visiting the country, Lee expressed high expectations.

Reporter Hong Seok-jun has the details.

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Even after his official joining announcement was released on July 25, Lee Kang-in stayed in South Korea to train individually and is finally joining the team upon their arrival in Korea today.

Ahead of a new journey in his football career, Lee posted a video on the club's social media to greet fans first.

[Lee Kang-in / Atletico Madrid Midfielder: I am very happy and excited to join this great club. I can't wait to start as soon as possible, thinking about meeting the best fans in the world.]

He also personally explained the reason for the delayed joining.

[Lee Kang-in / Atletico Madrid Midfielder: I wanted to join the team as soon as possible, but there were difficulties with departure due to paperwork issues (related to military service).]

Expressing confidence in his adaptation, he shared that he poured out intense sweat alone to quickly blend into the team.

[Lee Kang-in / Atletico Madrid Midfielder: I have been keeping up with high-intensity training over the past few weeks to ensure I am in top condition when I join the team.]

Returning to the Spanish stage after three years, which served as a stepping stone for his growth, Lee promoted Korean culture in fluent Spanish.

[Lee Kang-in / Atletico Madrid Midfielder: (Song you keep listening to these days?) K-pop group MEOVV - Toorori. (Last movie you watched?) Hope. (Teach me some Korean.) I love you! Atletico!]

Drawing on his experience of lifting various trophies during his time in Paris, he vowed to continue an "era of glory" in Madrid.

[Lee Kang-in / Atletico Madrid Midfielder: I have a winning mentality and competitive drive, and I have a great passion to always grow and achieve something. I really want to achieve the goals I have and the goals our team has together. I am truly looking forward to it. Let's go, Atletico!]

(Video Editing: Park Gi-deok, Design: Lee Ga-jin, Video Source: Atletico Madrid Official X)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.