22-year-old internationalist is added to Ange’s January wish list

Song Min-kyu has been linked with a January move to Celtic.

The 22-year-old winger plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the South Korean League and is expected to soon be on the move to Europe.

Freelance Mark Walker is the source of the story which The Sun and the Daily Record are running with online.

Ange Postecoglou appears to have some very definite January transfer targets in mind but at the age of 22 Min-Kyu seems to fall more towards the project category of signing that brought Marian Shved, Vakoun Bayo, Ismaila Soro and Patryk Klimala to the club.

The Daily Record reports:

Celtic are reportedly battling it out with two clubs in the race to land South Korea international Song Min-kyu.

Ange Postecoglou has made it clear he wants reinforcements to his squad in January and the winger could fit the bill.

They’ve already reportedly sounded out Postecoglou’s former player, Daizen Maeda, at Yokohama F.Marinos who is the top scorer in the J-League.

And reports in South Korea have indicated Celtic are in a three-way fight with Udinese and Fenerbahce to land the £1.5 million-rated 22-year-old, who plays for champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Song only moved to Jeonbuk in the summer, but has already attracted plenty of interest already from clubs in Europe after an excellent campaign.

He made his international debut in July for South Korea in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka and has now won five caps since then.

Despite bringing in 12 signings during the summer almost every area of the team could be bolstered during the January transfer window although no more than four signings are expected.

Celtic have two blank weekends on January 8/9 and 15/16 which should provide the opportunity to complete transfer business and get the new faces integrated the squad after a very hectic first six months for Postecoglou.