Plymouth Argyle are set to sanction a permanent departure for Kornel Szucs after accepting an offer from Serbian Super Liga side Vojvodina, with the deal expected to be completed before the Serbian transfer window closes.
Plymouth Live reports that Argyle have agreed an undisclosed fee for the 24-year-old right-sided defender, who is now poised to move to Novi Sad and join a Vojvodina side currently sitting third in Serbia’s top division. With the winter window in Serbia open later than in the UK, the timing has created a late opportunity for both clubs to act, even though English clubs have been shut for business since February 2.
Szucs joined Plymouth ahead of the 2024-25 campaign from Hungarian club Kecskemeti for a fee reported to be around £400,000, and has gone on to make a total of 47 starts and 17 substitute appearances for the Pilgrims across all competitions without scoring. His profile has included senior international recognition too, earning his first Hungary cap as a late substitute during a 2-0 UEFA Nations League win away to Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2024.
Competitive pull
Vojvodina can offer an immediate competitive pull. They are chasing the pace set by Red Star Belgrade and Partizan at the top of the Super Liga. A move into that environment, where the league table still has genuine meaning in February, may be attractive for a defender looking to reset his momentum and establish himself again as a weekly starter.
Argyle, meanwhile, have been bolstered by a number of players returning from injury this week and already moved to strengthen in Szucs’ area, bringing in Wes Harding on loan from Millwall on deadline day. With head coach Tom Cleverley’s options improving, even a permanent sale becomes easier to justify, particularly if the club feel the squad now has better balance than it did during the recent injury stretch.
Prolonged spell on the fringes
Szucs’ likely exit comes after a prolonged spell on the fringes. He has not started a match since the 3-0 League One defeat by Northampton Town at Home Park on November 29, with his subsequent appearances restricted to substitute roles. That context matters, because this does not read like a player being prised away mid-run, it reads like a move that suits all parties, a footballer seeking regular minutes and a club reshaping its options on the right side of defence.
If this does go through, it should be viewed as a sensible piece of squad management rather than a dramatic late twist. A player who has slipped out of the starting picture gets a fresh start, Argyle recoup funds and clear space, and Cleverley is left with a cleaner defensive group built around those he is currently trusting. The key now is ensuring the replacement options actually translate into consistency on the pitch, because moving players on is the easy part; turning that churn into better performances is the real test.
