Nuguri is the newest FunPlus Phoenix player

FunPlus Phoenix revealed they 've signed Korean player Jean 'Nuguri' Ha-gwon. This year, he became the League of Legends World Champion with DAMWON Gaming, after which he could not agree with the management on the new terms of the contract and became a free agent. After that, he very carefully discussed the conditions of staying in other eSports clubs, as he could afford it as the winner of the 2020 Worlds Championship.

According to some rumors from various insiders, Nuguri could become the second highest paid player in League of Legends history after the legendary Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyuk.

The terms of the agreement concluded between FunPlus Phoenix and Nuguri were not disclosed. An interesting fact is that he will take the place of Khan, who left for DAMWON Gaming from FunPlus Phoenix. Thus, DAMWON and FunPlus Phoenix made an extra-public exchange of top lane esports players.

Updated FunPlus Phoenix:

• Jean 'Nuguri' Ha-gwon
• Gao 'Tian' Tian-liang
• Kim 'Doinb' Tei-san
• Lin 'Lwx' Weixiang
• Liu 'Crisp' Qinsong