Sheep Esports - Sources: Lospa set to join Fnatic

Fnatic Lospa

Piero and Targamas were also considered

The Fnatic project is finally taking shape. The last European team to finalize its plans for the 2026 LEC season, the Black and Orange have settled on Park "Lospa" Joon-hyeong to fill the support position left vacant by Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle, according to sources close to Sheep Esports.

Yesterday’s negotiations between Fnatic and GIANTX over Yoon "Jun" Se-jun’s buyout—ultimately declined by GX—were decisive in the team’s choice to go with Lospa for the role. They are signing him somewhat in haste, but if it wasn’t going to be Jun, it was between Lospa and Kim "Piero" Jung-hun, with the former ultimately being chosen. During the offseason, SK Gaming and GIANTX's LEC team also showed very strong interest in the player, which they would have likely picked hadn't they secured their first choices. Lospa also drew at least some interest from ERL teams such as Los Heretics and Solary.

Initially trained in Gen.G’s Academy in South Korea where he played for three and a half years alongside notable players like Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan, coming back to the LCK in 2026 with T1, he comes off a successful 2025 season in Spain’s LVP Superliga with GIANTX Pride, capped by titles in both the Summer Split and the Final Four. The 23-year-old support now joins a tier-one league for the first time in his career.

Big shoes to fill

Taking over the mantle will not necessarily be easy. The support position has hosted some of the club’s greatest legends at Fnatic. The most recent among them was Mikyx, who, although he did not stay for long, brought his creativity and unique playstyle, which made him the support with the most decorated resume in European history at his position. However, Lospa will also have to live up to the legacy of standout performances from Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim, Zdravets "Hylissang" Galabov, and Yoon "Jun" Se-jun.

With his arrival, Fnatic’s project is starting to take clearer shape. He is the third player on the roster to be confirmed, after many possible scenarios, many opportunities and many rounds of negotiations.

As a reminder, Fnatic has considered roster changes in all positions, even though four of their players were signed until 2026, except for Elias "Upset" Lipp, who became a free agent. The first domino that made it possible to start making decisions was the signing of Vladimiros "Vladi" Kourtidis, after a long buyout negotiation with Karmine Corp. This then allowed Panagiotis "Empyros" Tantis to be confirmed in the toplane, and Lospa to be chosen from the pool of remaining options on the market

What remains now is to find out which AD Carry will ultimately be chosen to tie up the botlane of a heavily overhauled 2026 project. In total, up to five players could still change, although Razork is on a good path to stay for a fifth year with the club. But such an overhaul is something that has not been seen at Fnatic for several years.