Ki Sung-yueng left without a club after failed move
Ki Sung-yueng’s proposed move to FC Seoul has broken down, according to reports in South Korea.
The midfielder left Newcastle United as a free agent last month after the club cancelled his contract on transfer deadline day.
“It was great honour and happiness of mine to play for such a great club as Newcastle United,” said Ki.
Former Sunderland loanee Ki had returned to his homeland to sign for FC Seoul.
However, the move is now off, leaving the 31-year-old without a club.
Meanwhile, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ruled out buying a Premier League club.
The billionaire, Britian’s richest man, looked at Newcastle United and Chelsea as potential takeover targets last year before settling on French club Nice.
Speaking at the time, Ratcliffe’s brother Bob said: "You look at Newcastle, and we looked at a lot of clubs. You come back to a valuation in the hundreds of millions, and it’s difficult to contemplate.”
Ratcliffe’s Ineos group paid £88million for Nice, and he says he is no longer looking at English clubs.
"We’re very comfortable with where we are with Nice, actually," Ratcliffe told BBC Sport.
"It's going quite well. It's been quite interesting.
“We’re still learning, and it’s quite a challenging league in France with some very talented players."
Owner Mike Ashley put Newcastle up for sale in late 2017. Ashley values the Premier League club at upwards of £300million.
*Manchester City's postponed Premier League match with West Ham has been rearranged for Wednesday, February 19, the clubs have announced.
The clash at the Etihad Stadium was due to be played on Sunday but was called off on grounds of safety due to Storm Ciara.
The rearranged date will mean the clubs cutting short their winter breaks, although both squads would be back in training anyway. The choice of next week will also ease potential fixture congestion for City later in the season.
They already have a game against Arsenal, originally scheduled for March 1, to rearrange because of their involvement in the Carabao Cup final.
With the club still involved in the FA Cup and Champions League, there were limited available dates.