Celtic’s persistence looks like winning the day with Oh Hyun-kyu looking likely to become Ange Postecoglou’s fourth January signing.
The Celtic boss has mentioned the Korean market a couple of times with World Cup striker Cho Gue-sung heavily linked with a move to the hoops.
Oh has been mentioned at different times over the last month with his manager at Sunwon Bluewings detailing the extent of Celtic’s interest.
Korean site KBS reports:
Coach Lee Byung-geun showed disapproval of the transfer, telling Oh Hyun-kyu how about performing more on the K-League stage before transferring.
However, when Oh Hyun-kyu requested an additional meeting and expressed his will to advance to Europe, the player eventually raised his hand.
In a phone call with KBS, coach Lee Byeong-geun said, “I told Hyun-kyu that a bigger offer would come if he did well this season, but Celtic kept giving me better offers. He came to my room close to four times and talked to me… I couldn’t break Hyeon-gyu’s heart any more.”
Oh was on stand-by for the South Korean World Cup squad but never made it to Qatar, he has one full international cap, from a friendly against Iceland in November.
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