Oh Hyeon-kyu, who has ‘courtesy + confidence + goals’, “I want to make an impressive debut at Celtic”
“I want to make an impressive debut.”
This is the immediate goal Oh Hyun-gyu (22), now a ‘Celtic Man’, wants to achieve.
According to ‘Celtic TV’ on the 27th (Korean time), Oh Hyun-gyu answered the question, ‘Are you ready to play this week?’ “Of course,” he replied, revealing his aspirations, “I want to make an impressive debut.”
Earlier on the 25th, Celtic, a prestigious Scottish team, officially announced the news of the signing of Oh Hyun-kyu, who played for Suwon Samsung in the K-League. The contract period is five years. Details are not known, but it is known that Celtic paid up to 3 million euros (about 4 billion won) for the transfer fee.,
Oh Hyun-gyu went through the necessary paperwork procedures for the transfer in London, England during the Lunar New Year holiday.,After that, he moved to Glasgow, Scotland, and took a medical test without any problems. Last season
, Oh Hyun-gyu played in 36 league games and scored the most goals (13 goals) in the team, quickly emerging as an indispensable presence in the K-League Suwon Samsung.,He caught the attention of coach Paulo Bento and became a ‘reserve member’ in 2022 Qatar He also went
to the World Cup. Celtic recognized Hyun-kyu Oh and persistently courted him.
At the joining press conference that day, Oh Hyun-gyu said he knew that Celtic was interested in him for the first time in September of last year, saying, “Celtic was a club I wanted to go to. I thought that if I went to (Celtic), it would be a moment of realizing my dream.”
He added, “I always wanted to go to Celtic, and I thought that if I showed a good performance in (former team) Suwon, Celtic would show interest.” 먹튀검증
When asked about the specific reason why he came to Celtic, Oh Hyun-gyu smiled and asked, “If you came from Celtic, you have to come, right?”
What does the European stage mean to him? Oh Hyun-kyu said, “It has been a dream since childhood,” and “Suwon is the team that made that dream come true. When I played for Suwon, I thought, ‘If I do well (here), I can advance to Europe’.”
Oh Hyun-kyu’s transfer process was not smooth. Oh Hyeon-kyu was a necessary talent for Suwon, which is dreaming of a ‘reconstruction of a famous family’ this season. However, he could not stop his dream of becoming an athlete.
When asked if there was any fear of a transfer failure, Oh Hyun-kyu said, “I was working hard in my place. It would be nice to go to Celtic, but I thought there would be a position from the Suwon club. I was a Suwon player at the time. I can’t be involved in the (transfer) part. But I am so happy that this moment has come.” He was polite to his former team, Suwon, and at the same time showed pride in the situation that he had taken a leap forward.
Along with the Celtic club, Celtic manager Enze Postecoglu (58) strongly wanted Oh Hyun-gyu. This can act as a sense of responsibility and burden to Oh Hyeon-gyu.
Oh Hyeon-gyu said, “Wouldn’t it be fine to repay with many goals? I want to make a memorable and memorable debut.”
He said, “Celtic is a team that plays a leading role. I can be stronger than anyone in the box. He expressed his confidence, saying, “I will be able to score points based on good positioning.”
When asked if he was ready to play right away this week, Oh Hyun-kyu replied in English, “No problem (no problem / Of course)” and said that he could be put into the game immediately.
Celtic will play a distant match against Dundee United at Tanardyce Park in Dundee, Scotland on the 30th at 1:00 am in Korea time, in the 23rd round of the Scottish Premier League in the 2022-2023 season. There is a possibility that it will be Oh Hyun-kyu’s debut match.
Oh Hyun-kyu trained his team on the day his joining was announced.