Oh Hyeon-gyu claims he has obtained a "good supply" from Celtic because the Parkhead membership look to a different Korean striker.
The Scottish Premiership champions have been closely linked with a few South Koreans already this window with striker Cho Gue-sung and midfielder Kwon Hyeok-kyu each believed to be of curiosity. The latter appears to be like much less possible now although with Japanese participant of the yr Tomoki Iwata arriving, which means the precedence for Ange Postecoglou is signing a brand new striker.
Gue-sung appears to be the favorite amongst followers however Hyeon-gyu, who notched 14 targets for Suwon Samsung Bluewings final season, has revealed stories in his homeland linking him with Celtic are true. Talking at a fan signing occasion he stated: "What was reported at the moment is true. It's not widespread to obtain a proposal from Europe like this, and Celtic, a prestigious membership, gave me an excellent supply. I feel I've an enormous need to tackle this chance.”
Hyeon-gyu is not an out-and-out striker in the identical manner Gue-sung is having performed out extensive previous to his goalscoring run by means of the center in the direction of the tail finish of final season. Having been capped by his nation's first staff as soon as, the 21-year-old netted eight targets in his final ten video games and will present Postecoglou with a flexible attacking choice.
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