The transfer of Oh Hyeon-gyu (22, Suwon Samsung) is imminent. The destination is Celtic, a prestigious Scottish professional football team.
Sky Sports in the UK said on the 23rd (Korean time), “Celtic has agreed to sign Suwon Samsung striker Oh Hyun-gyu for a transfer fee of 2.5 million pounds (approximately 3.8 billion won).”
“Korean national team Oh Hyun-kyu has concluded a verbal agreement with Celtic. He added that he will confirm the transfer in the near future.”
Hyungyu Oh signed a semi-professional contract with Suwon in 2019 while attending Maetango. That year, he made his K-League debut and played 11 games. Afterwards, he completed his military service at Gimcheon Sangmu. He returned to Suwon in 2021 and hit the ground.
In the last 2022 season, he showed off his skills by appearing in 36 games and scoring 13 goals and 3 assists. In the promotion playoffs, he played two games and scored one goal, helping the team to remain in the K League 1.
He also attended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He was named as a reserve player following the final 26 players. He didn’t have a shirt number, but he accompanied and trained with the players throughout the tournament. He has gained valuable experience. 토토사이트
Meanwhile, Celtic is also a club that showed interest in Cho Kyu-seong (Jeonbuk Hyundai), who played an active part in the Qatar World Cup. However, Cho Kyu-seong is expected to aim for the summer transfer market. Sky Sports explained, “Negotiations for transfer between Celtic and Jeonbuk Hyundai have been suspended.”