It would be a surprise if the agency knew about it, but Im Chan-kyu, a free agent, made a surprise appearance at the LG Fan Festival event. It was a surprise on the day his agent left for the United States, but LG fans gave him one of the loudest cheers at the event.

Im Chan-gyu greeted LG fans at the '2023 LG Love Giving Festival with Championship' held at Kyung Hee University's Peace Hall in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul on February 2. Before the event began, the host said, "We have a surprise guest," and many people wondered who it was, but the sound of a song answered their questions. When Im Chan-kyu's song "Telmi (Wonder Girls)" played, everyone knew the answer. It was a real surprise that even the club officials didn't know until the day of the event.

He said that if his FA contract was not finalized before the event, he would come to the Love Giving Festival even on a 'one-day contract'. He said, "I thought I missed you so much, and many people told me on social media that they wanted to see you, so I was going to come, but I think I'm glad I did." With his final greeting, he gave a big bow to the fans and received cheers.

In fact, he had a busy schedule that afternoon, but he took time out of his day to meet with his fans. "I won the championship because my fans supported me with great enthusiasm and passion throughout the year, so I wanted to meet them in person and say hello to them. I couldn't meet all of them, but I still wanted to meet and greet them," he said.

His big bow to his fans was also a way of thanking them for their support. "I suddenly wanted to do that today. I really felt that way. I thanked them for a year. It didn't mean much. I expressed my gratitude for their support this year," he said.

Even before his free agency, he went to many media interviews on behalf of LG. Although he is a free agent, he continues to have a strange relationship with LG. "I don't think I did a lot of interviews because I was good, but because the team won the championship and because I've been at LG for a long time. There were more interviews about the team than about me personally. I think I was representing the team," he said humbly. 온라인카지노

Here, he directly expressed his desire to stay at LG. The truth is that the agency's negotiations with LG started late. LG CEO Cha Myung-seok and Ricoh Sports CEO Lee Yerang began negotiations for Im on the morning of the 30th. On the same day, Lee also had to finalize the contract of Doosan's Yang Suk-hwan of the "Hanjiroong" family. The signing of Im Chan-gyu is still a long way off.

Lim fully understands this background. He said, "I met him for the first time two days ago (Nov. 30). We will continue to meet in the future.

I know there were things said before, but it's only been two days since we started (negotiations), so we're going to talk about it," he said.

Lee left for the United States on Feb. 2 to attend the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings. "Negotiations can be done over the phone, and they can be done when (Lee) comes in," said Lim. He's not gone for a long period of time. I know he'll be back soon. I'm just waiting, working out and preparing for spring training."

However, even before the negotiations began, rumors about how much Lim Chan-kyu was asking for and how many teams were bidding for him sparked a firestorm on StumbleUpon. He was even criticized by fans for being "greedy" because of the rumors. Im Chan-gyu is well aware of this. "I was wondering where those rumors came from, but I think I was just having fun because neither the club nor my agent knew it was true," he said with a smirk.

Meanwhile, Lim had his best season since his debut this year, going 14-3 with a 3.42 ERA. The 14 wins are the most by a Korean starting pitcher in the KBO. His ERA ranks ninth among the 17 pitchers who have pitched in regulation and fourth among Korean pitchers. LG hasn't put its stamp on the deal yet, but it's clear that it wants to sign Im.