Celtic are locked in talks with South Korea World Cup hero Cho Gue-sung because the Hoops combat with Greek massive weapons Olympiakos to land the hitman.
The striker’s representatives in his homeland yesterday denied solutions Turkish powerhouses Galatasaray have been within the hunt to land his companies. However they did affirm Celtic have been in discussions with Ok League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC with a £2.2m deal at present on the desk. Jeonbuk are hoping to bump up the payment with a bidding conflict however Celts are in pole place to snap up the entrance man who scored a double in opposition to Ghana on the World Cup in Qatar.
Gue-sung’s agent – talking to media in Korea – mentioned 'The speak about Galatasaray is fake. We're negotiating with Celtic and we anticipate extra provides.' Olympiakos are additionally within the body although and are hoping to sway the striker with the prospect of hooking up along with his Korean teammates Hwang Ui-Jo – who's on mortgage from Nottingham Forest – and Hwang In-Beom.
Celts have been massive strikes within the Far East market although with Tomoki Iwata this week turning into the most recent to go to Scotland from Japan. The versatile midfielder arrived on a deal from Ange Postecoglou’s outdated membership Yokohama F Marinos – with present boss Kevin Muscat giving his seal of approval.
Muscat – talking to Aussie website Keepup – mentioned: “That is solely the start for Tomoki and he has an enormous upside. It’s nice to see him rewarded with this chance.
"He's somebody that his teammates will admire as he all the time places the staff first. Individuals will determine his outstanding bodily presence within the type of power, pace and endurance and his versatility as his largest strengths.
“He's simply an unbelievable athlete. And he's dependable, unfazed and disciplined. For me, his largest attributes are need and mentality.
With out this mentality, you don’t carry out in several positions on the stage he does. His need to work relentlessly to enhance is pushed by his mentality.”
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