Oh Hyeon-gyu

Probably announced on Friday

 

Sorry to ask what is maybe a daft question, I’m ill and not keeping up with the forum. Is Cho still a realistic possibility or are we just hopeful? The last I knew he said he wasn’t leaving his current club.

 

They have signed a striker or plan too (current club) which would allow Cho to leave if he wishes too. Celtic still want him. Oh is his best friend since national service. Hope you start to feel better HH

 

Think we may leave this one until deadline day to announce. We usually announce one at night just for the excitement of it all.

 

It will be announced far sooner than that I believe.

 

Cue me refreshing the Celtic Twitter page every 2 mins.

 

So as that genius said earlier in the thread, it actually will be Ohs before Chos!

 

Striker Oh Hyeon-gyu has offered an update on his move to Celtic with the South Korea international stating there is a "verbal agreement" in place with the Scottish Premiership leaders.

Ange Postecoglou has been on the hunt for another striker throughout the month and the boss looks to finally have got his wish with the 21-year-old is on the brink of a move Celtic Park from Suwon Samsung Bluewings. With Giorgos Giakoumakis still likely to leave Celtic before the end of the transfer window competition for Kyogo Furuhashi could be key for the remainder of the campaign with the Hoops pushing to land a treble this term




The player has told the K-League club that he wants to the move to Glasgow's east end, and Postecoglou has suggested that "progress" has been made on deals behind the scenes with deadline day rapidly approaching. Oh has now offered an update, admitting he expects to become a Celtic player before the end of January.



He revealed talks have already taken place over contract details. He told Korean outlet Mooye: “We verbally agreed on personal terms and expect to complete the transfer within a few days

 

Thanks very much.

 

Hope so, I was hoping by the end of this week but we usually have one on deadline day.

 

Medical has been booked. Probably announced Friday

 

He's already had a medical, apparently?

 

What a * saga this is. Hopefully yer man and Cho are the last Korean players we target if this is what happens

 

If one or both sign, and end up doing well, it'll mean we'll utterly stack the team with Korean and Japanese players. We'll have the experience of dealing with their clubs, and they won't have the excuse of a "tough winter transfer". It'll cost us a bit of money, but Ange won't mind.

 

Exactly mate work permit applications were in for all 3 Korean boys in November.

 

https://www.donga.com/news/amp/all/20230125/117561528/1


On the 24th, a professional football K League 1 official from Suwon said, “The club agreed on the final transfer fee of 3 million euros (about 4 billion won) proposed by Celtic (Scotland). Oh Hyun-gyu is currently negotiating detailed conditions with Celtic in Scotland.”

Oh Hyeon-gyu, who was training after joining the Gyeongnam Geoje field training in Suwon, went to Scotland on the 21st to conduct individual negotiations such as salary. He is currently undergoing procedures such as a medical test and issuance of a work permit (work permit). An official from Suwon said, “Sooner or later, the club will make an official announcement about Oh Hyun-gyu’s transfer and joining with Celtic.”

On the 23rd, local media such as Sky Sports in the UK also said, “Celtic, which was aiming to recruit Cho Kyu-seong (25, Jeonbuk), changed its direction to Oh Hyun-kyu. Celtic offered to sign Cho Kyu-sung, but as Cho Kyu-sung weighed the detailed conditions, transfer negotiations between Jeonbuk and Celtic were suspended.”




Oh Hyun-kyu, who wore a Suwon uniform in 2019, served in the military at Sangmu from 2020 to 2021. Oh Hyun-kyu, who returned to Suwon last year, scored 13 goals and 3 assists in 36 games. In the second leg of the promotion playoff against Anyang, he scored the winning goal and led Suwon to remain in the K League 1. Oh Hyun-gyu was not listed in the final 26 players for the World Cup in Qatar. However, he was selected as a reserve member and trained with the national team in Qatar.

Celtic is a prestigious club that has won the Scottish Premier League 52 times. In the last 10 years, they have won the league title nine times. This season, they are leading the league with 20 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss (61 points). It is a team that Cha Doo-ri (43, retired) and Ki Sung-yong (34, Seoul) played for, and currently has six Japanese players, including Maeda Daizen (26) and Furuhashi Kyogo (28).