ManU's Park Ji-sung set to sign with new club: reports

Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung of Manchester United is set to sign with a new English club, reports said Saturday.

British broadcaster BBC said the Premier League veteran has agreed to a deal with the Queens Park Rangers, simply known as QPR. According to the report, the 31-year-old could command about 5 million pounds ($7.7 million) for the transfer fee. He has one year left in his current contract with Manchester United.

Other British papers, The Daily Mail and The Guardian, have also reported on the imminent signing. The Daily Mail said QPR's manager, Mark Hughes, is a fan of Park and the club's owner, Tony Fernandes, has encouraged the acquisition, given the marketing potential of bringing in an Asian player.

Amid reports of a transfer, Park left for London on a 2 p.m. flight out of Incheon International Airport Saturday, one day ahead of schedule. Park had been in Seoul for the special K-League All-Star game Thursday commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where South Korea, co-host with Japan, reached the semifinals. Park was joined by former teammates from the 2002 World Cup squad, pitted against the current generation of K-League All-Stars.

A football agent knowledgeable of English football transactions said Park's deal with QPR is "as good as done" and it could be at least three years long. (Yonhap)