The Hoops may make several high-quality additions in January to strengthen their pursuit of the Scottish Premiership title.
Under Brendan Rodgers, Celtic is defending their Scottish Premiership title, and one of his rumoured January targets has acknowledged that he is aware of rumours that associate him with a move to Parkhead.
The Hoops have gotten off to a great start in the Scottish Premiership, grabbing 25 of the 27 points that have been awarded thus far. This puts them seven points ahead of their rivals Rangers at the top of the table. However, several Celtic fans and manager Brendan Rodgers himself would like to add more players to his team in order to make the Scottish champions competitive in both the domestic and European arenas.
In a late-September interview that was broadcast on Sky Sports, the manager said that he was not satisfied with Celtic’s summer transfer business and that he would not be considering any more activity in January. “No,” Rodgers replied. No [satisfaction with summer transfer activity]; I believe that managers, if you ask them, will always want more.”
“But we work with the players that are here,” he continued. Not to be disrespectful, but I believe any manager will admit that they wish they could have signed one or two more players.
A custodian is a primary priority at Parkhead as the Hoops attempt to add competition to challenge seasoned stopper Joe Hart in goal, according to a recent Celtic transfer update from Football Insider. Andriy Lunin, the star custodian for Real Madrid, has been linked to Celtic; nonetheless, according to the same source, if the Ukraine international were to leave Santiago Bernabeu, he would rather move to the Premier League.
According to reports from earlier this month, Rodgers is eager to acquire a second midfield player to his team. Celtic is rumoured to be interested in Gwangju FC player Jeong Ho-Yeon, who is thought to be open to moving to Europe after receiving a Korean military exemption for winning an Asian Games gold medal.
The player himself, mentioned by Football Scotland in an interview with Sports G, has now provided an update on Jeong’s future. He stated that he has heard rumours linking him to a move to Celtic. To the outlet, he said:
“I’m aware that stories like these are being told around me. As a matter of fact, there has never before been a precise or direct interaction. My team and agency told me the same tale. All I want is to always be loyal to my team.”
With 29 appearances for Gwangju FC in 2023, the adaptable midfielder (Jeong Ho-Yeon stats – Transfermarkt) has two goals and three assists while doing his trade in K League 1. He can play in holding or central roles.
In recent years, Celtic has discovered some incredible success stories by searching the world for talent. It is unclear if Jeong, a 23-year-old, will be the next to establish himself at Parkhead if a move to Glasgow does happen.
Even if the Red Devils defeated Sheffield United and Brentford back-to-back to move up to seventh position in the Premier League standings, Jadon Sancho’s future at Manchester United remains a hot topic at Old Trafford in the wake of his public altercation with the former Ajax coach earlier in the season. Early in September, the England international took to social media to complain that he had “been a scapegoat for a long time” when Ten Hag declined to pick him for their 3-1 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, citing his impressive preseason showing.
