Beşiktaş have completed the signing of Hyeon-gyu Oh from Genk in a deal worth €14 million, according to transfer reports and the club announcement cited in the available reporting. The South Korean forward signed a three-and-a-half-season contract running until the end of the 2028-29 campaign.
The transfer was concluded after negotiations between the two clubs. Reports said an earlier Beşiktaş offer of about €12 million had been rejected by Genk before the Turkish club improved its proposal. Other reports put the eventual package at approximately €15 million including bonuses, while the reported fixed fee was €14 million.
Beşiktaş complete Genk deal
Genk confirmed that Oh, described in the transfer reporting as the Belgian club’s top scorer that season, had been sold to Beşiktaş for €14 million. Beşiktaş also confirmed that an agreement had been reached with both the player and Genk, with the fee payable to the Belgian club.
Before the deal was completed, Beşiktaş had publicly announced that negotiations with Genk were under way. Reports during the process also said the club were seeking a successor to Tammy Abraham, who had left for Aston Villa.
Part of a wider recruitment outlay
Available reporting stated that Beşiktaş spent a combined €30 million on the signings of Abraham and Oh. The same reports linked the spending to a Turkish tax reform that provides athletes with a reduced tax rate of approximately 20%.
Oh’s arrival also carried a notable club milestone. Türkiye Today reported that he became Beşiktaş’s first South Korean player and the club’s 197th foreign footballer of the professional era.
The transfer listing also identifies Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Leeds United as linked clubs, though the completed move was from Genk to Beşiktaş.
