Yang Hyun-jun is reported to be on route to Glasgow to finalise his move to Celtic.
The Gangwon winger was spotted at Seoul Airport with his club and Korean media reports discussing his transfer as being completed despite complete silence from Celtic.
Yang seemed close to a dispute with his club as negotiations stalled over a summer move, Gangwon were looking to delay the deal until January or have an instant loan back option.
Eventually with new signings of their own Gangwon relented with a Thank You message appearing on Instagram on Saturday morning before the player waved farewell to fans following the 1-1 draw with Seoul.
Just after 7pm tonight the Daily Record reported:
Yang Hyun-jun is finally set to officially complete his move to Celtic.
The South Korean winger’s departure from K-League club Gangwon was confirmed by them last week. But the lack of announcement from the Hoops left fans scratching their heads as to when the 21-year-old was going to be seen with the traditional scarf above his head. Many assumed he’d join up with Brendan Rodgers’ squad in Japan on their pre-season tour.
But he’s going straight to Parkhead after stopping at Seoul airport to chat to journalists in his homeland before taking to the skies to begin the next chapter of his career in Scotland. The Premiership champions are shelling out £2.1million for land him, and he will join Odin Thiago Holm and Marco Tilio as the new recruits of Rodgers’ second reign so far.
Clearly some paperwork issues have still to be completed but after speaking to Oh Hyeon-gyu Yang seems to be fully prepared for his move to Scotland.
With Celtic currently in Japan there will only be two pre-season matches for the winger to make an impression in with the hoops taking on Wolves and Athletic Bilbao before the SPFL opener on August 5 at home to Ross County.
BREAKING! Yang to Celtic transfer finally happening as new man swerves Japanese tour to jet into Glasgowhttps://t.co/auJb7D3oxz pic.twitter.com/jqeSgmFOfP
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) July 19, 2023
