Don’t start with the regrets on Oh Hyeon-Gyu

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·1 September 2025

Don’t start with the regrets on Oh Hyeon-Gyu

Don’t start the regrets with Oh, many would have paid his fair to Belgium…

Oh Hyeon-Gyu celebrates after scoring the team’s second goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Heart of Midlothian and Celtic FC at Tynecastle Park on May 07, 2023 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Yesterday saw one of the most intriguing moves in the transfer window with Genk and former Celtic striker Oh subject of a €28 million move to Bundesliga side Stuttgart.

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It caught a lot of Celtic supporters by surprise as the South Korean international wasn’t exactly a highly regarded player during his short stay in Glasgow, as he struggled to command a regular first team place with Kyogo the main striker at that time, making most of his appearances from the bench.

AA Gent vs KRC Genk Hyeon-Gyu Oh (9) of Genk celebrates the 1-1 equalizer goal from teammate Yira Sor (14) of Genk during the Jupiler Pro League season 2024 – 2025 matchday 9 game in the Champions Play offs between AA Gent and KRC Genk on May 18 , 2025 in Gent, Belgium. (Photo by David Catry Isosport) Gent Belgium

Signed for £2.5 million in January 2023 from Suwon in his native South Korea, Oh made a grand total of 47 appearances scoring 12 goals winning two Scottish Premiership titles, two Scottish Cups and a League Cup before departing for Genk in the summer of 2024 for a fee reckoned to be worth £2.5 million.

Oh has clearly impressed in Belgium, he’s broken into his national side and is now in line for a megabucks move to the Bundesliga, with Celtic also reckoned to be benefiting due to significant sell on clause.

27th May 2023. Oh Hyeon-Gyu during the Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park, Photo Neil Hanna / Sportimage

This will undoubtedly lead to plenty of head shaking amongst an element of our support. But now is not the time for regrets as most of you would have paid his fair to Belgium just to get rid, as just like Adam Idah he wasn’t exactly seen as a popular figure in the eyes of some supporters.

We can only wish Oh Hyeon-Gyu well and hope that the windfall is re-invested in the team come the January transfer window which opens exactly five months from today. Bet you can’t wait!

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Celtic in the Eighties – Out This Friday!

Today is the last chance to get your copy of Celtic in the Eighties signed by Danny McGrain! All pre-order copies will be posted out starting this morning so this is the last chance to get a signed copy! We have very few signed copies remaining.

Danny is signing some additional copies this evening to compete the pre-orders and we will have less than 20 signed books ready to post out tomorrow morning, so if you want your copy signed by Danny you need to order today.

Celtic in the Eighties by the late, great David Potter is published on Friday 5 September by Celtic Star Books…

Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter. Foreword by Danny McGrain. Published on Celtic Star Books on 5 September 2025. Click on image to pre-order.

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