Cho Gue-sung won’t be joining Celtic.The South Korean striker had been heavily linked to the Hoops, who had reportedly submitted a bumper bid that included a hefty sell-on fee in order to try and land the star ahead of Bundesliga outfit Mainz, who bad bid €3.3million.
Their offer was rejected, and now Sung looks set to remain with current club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, reports Donga Sports in Korea.That could still change should a major European club come in for him, but he won’t be joining Celtic, whose interest in other players has reportedly left Jeonbuk and Gue-sung feeling that he wasn’t wanted enough in order to take the plunge and make the move to Glasgow.
International teammate Oh Hyun-gyu has also been linked with the Scottish Premiership champions, who refused to put all of their eggs in one basket when it came to adding a new striker to their squad.Jeonbuk technical director Ji Sung Park has suggested to Gue-sung that they try and resurrect a move to Europe in the summer transfer window.
MLS side Minnesota United were also interested and made an offer, but Gue-sung discounted them as a potential destination with his heart set on Europe.Ange Postecoglou will now move on in his search for a new front man.
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