Professional volleyball men's and women's clubs have been struggling with foreign players' sluggishness and injuries since the beginning of the 2024-2025 V-League.
The men's OK Savings Bank and the women's Pepper Savings Bank threw a game-changer to replace foreign players whose performances did not meet expectations.
OK Savings Bank announced on the 7th that it has recruited Polish Apogit Spiker Christian Balzac (registered name Chris) as a new foreign player.
Manuel Lucconi (registered name Lucconi) from Italy, who signed a contract ahead of this season, made a decision to leave and selected a new foreigner.
Chris, a replacement player, is 210cm tall and has a high offensive power using height.
The Women's Pepper Savings Bank also brought in Taylor Fricano (registered name Fricano) from the U.S. in place of Barbara Zavic (registered name Zavic), who played after the opening of the V-League.
Fricano, who had joined the team and trained, is expected to play in a home game against IBK Industrial Bank of Korea at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 9th.
The reason why the two clubs changed foreign players even before the first round of the V League was over is that they needed an early replacement for "one-year farming" as the proportion of foreigners in attack power was absolute.
The Korea Expressway Corporation in the same women's division chose to break up with Asian quarter player Unieska Batista (registered name Unies).
The Korea Expressway Corporation is in the process of terminating its contract with Uni, which has not been used since the Hyundai Construction War on October 31.
Injuries have also emerged as a variable in whether or not to replace foreign players.
copyright is looking for a replacement for Yosvani Hernandez (registered name Yosvani), who has been unable to play after complaining of right shoulder pain during the match against KEPCO on the 23rd of last month.
Josbani was diagnosed by hospital scrutiny with a ruptured shoulder joint rotator cuff requiring six to eight weeks of rehabilitation.
"Under the current circumstances, it is not easy to spend this season with Yosvani. We are looking for a new player," a copyright source said.
Korea Electric Power Corp., which has won five consecutive games since the opening, is also suffering from cold heart as "main gun" Luis Elian Estrada (registered name Elian) was injured during the game. 메이저놀이터
After leading a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory against Hyundai Capital on the 6th, Elian slipped and injured his knee and elbow while landing after scoring the last score.
Elian's exact examination results have not been released, but some games are expected to be missed.
Fortunately, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's foreign player Blanimir Grosdanov (registered name Grosdanov), who injured his thumb during the game, returned, and KB Insurance's Asian quarter player Max Staples (registered name Staples), who injured his calf during training ahead of the opening of the V-League, is also scheduled to hold a reporting ceremony against KEPCO on the 9th.