Overview

• The season-long deal carries a reported €300,000 loan fee.
• Hong featured in 23 Bundesliga matches in 2024–25 but amassed just 519 minutes and one assist.
• He has earned 15 caps for South Korea since debuting in June 2023, with his last call-up in November 2024.
• Hong left Mainz’s training camp earlier this week to complete a medical in Nantes.
• His market value has dropped from €9 million at his move from Gent to €3.5 million, and he is tied to Mainz until 2028.