Chelsea FC have signed Leicester City 'Sungol Youth' Kieran Dewsbury Hall.
Chelsea announced on the club's official website on the 2nd (Korea time), "The club is happy to announce the signing of Dewsbury Hall from Leicester. Dewsbury Hall signed a five-year contract with Chelsea, which includes an option to extend it by one year, and will join new teammates for pre-season training."
Dewsbury Hall is an English midfielder. Originally, he started as a defensive midfielder, but changed his position to an offensive midfielder. He is an offensive midfielder, but he has good defense. He has strengths in passes and is evaluated as a player who can produce goals and assists.
Dewsbury Hall is a former Sunggol Youth who joined Leicester's youth team at the age of seven. Short for Dewsbury Hall, it is called "Kim Deok-hye" or "Kim Doo-han" in Korea. It is similar to calling Manchester City midfielder Kevin the Breiner "KDB" and "Kim Deok-bae."
Dewsbury Hall signed a professional contract in January 2017 and took over as a main player in 28 English Premier League (EPL) games in the 2021-22 season. Last season, Dewsbury Hall also served as a key midfielder, but Leicester were relegated to 18th place, marking this season in the EFL Championship (second division).
After the end of the last season, Leicester City was completely decomposed. Key players, including James Madison, left for big clubs. However, Sunggol Youth Dewsbury Hall has decided to stay at Leicester City. He also contributed to Leicester City's promotion in just one season by scoring 12 goals and 14 assists in 44 matches of the EFL Championship this season.
Leicester won the EFL Championship with 31 wins, four draws and 11 losses with 97 points, and secured a direct ticket to the Premier League. Deucebury Hall has had its best year this season. It was named Leicester's Player of the Year and was also named EFL Championship Best Eleven.
Dewsbury Hall has received interest from other clubs based on their performances this season. For now, Brighton and Hove Albion have pushed for the acquisition of Dewsbury Hall. It has proposed a swap deal to hand over Jakub Moder to Leicester and bring Dewsbury Hall.
Dewsbury Hall rejected Brighton's offer for now. Leicester City also rejected the offer due to its Premier League profitability and sustainability regulations. Then Chelsea jumped in. Dewsbury Hall successfully entered the big club by holding hands of Chelsea.
Chelsea had former coach Enzo Maresca. Maresca led Leicester to the Premier League and took the helm of Chelsea as Mauricio Pochettino. They reunited soon after Maresca left for Chelsea. 밤알바
"It's amazing to be here as a Chelsea player. I'm honored to be here because Chelsea is a club that so many people have seen and grown up with, and want to play at some point. I'm really looking forward to it and can't wait to show everyone what I can do," said Dewsbury Hall.