Having enjoyed growing interest in Korea thanks to their recent history of signing local players, Danish football club FC Midtjylland are now trying to establish a "meaningful and sustainable presence" in the country and seek an opportunity to develop young Korean athletes, the team's senior executives said Tuesday. Jonas Lygaard, CEO of FC Midtjylland, and Ove Pedersen, the club's vice sporting director, recently visited Korea as Midtjylland's under-17 club participated in the K League International Youth Cup. Hosted by Korea's top professional league, the tournament brought together six youth teams from Korea and six from overseas. In an email interview with Yonhap News Agency, Lygaard said the tournament served as an opportunity to have Midtjylland's youth team compete against other international sides and also to learn more about Korean football and the country as a whole. With Korea internationals Cho Gue-sung and Hong Hyun-seok currently playing for FC Midtjylland, and another member of the national team, Lee Han-beom, having been with the four-time Danish Superliga champions from