Kwon Hyeok-Kyu / 권혁규

Hope you do, would mean you've done a great job. Love the work ethic and attitude these boys bring. It's bound to rub off on the rest of the team aswel.

 

He has played in the top flight, with both his current club and the one he was with during his draft.

 

Young lad setting high ambitions for himself, love that.

If the Korean contingent can push each other to greatness like the Japanese contingent, I think we're in for a treat the next seasons. This is these young boys chance to step up and make a name for themselves in Europe.

 

Good to hear that from him, he does look superb and hopefully he is.

 

If he can channel that confidence into impressive performances, I hope he can reach the lofty heights of Wanyama. He was the best player at the club in his time.

 

Interesting comments, not sure what to make of them..

His first training session with us could be an eye opener for him..

Fierce competition in the midfield, love the confidence let's hope he can back it up.

 

Listen if this boy wants to become the best player we have then more power to him.

 

https://n.news.naver.com/sports/kfootball/article/082/0001222507


Kwon Hyuk-gyu (22), a defensive midfielder of Busan I-Park, a professional soccer team, is transferring to Celtic FC, a prestigious club in Scotland.

The Busan club announced on the 17th that it would conclude negotiations on the transfer of Kwon Hyuk-gyu to Celtic. The transfer fee is 1 million euros (approximately 1.4 billion won). It is reported that his contract is for 4 years with an option to extend it for 1 year (4 + 1 year).

Kwon Hyuk-gyu, a former youth player in Busan, became the first player to enter the European stage directly from Busan I-Park. Previously, Lee Dong-jun (26, Jeonbuk Hyundai) came from Busan youth and entered Europe (Hertha Berlin, Germany). However, Lee Dong-jun moved to Ulsan Hyundai and stepped on the European stage.

Kwon Hyuk-gyu, a defensive midfielder with a height of 190 cm, is evaluated as the 'Rodri (Manchester City) of the K-League' because of his good foot skills based on his excellent physique and quick feet. His main position is defensive midfielder, but he can play in both attacking and defensive positions as well as central midfield.



After going through Nakdong Middle School and Gaeseong High School, which are Busan I-Park youth teams, he made his professional debut in 2019 by signing a semi-professional contract for the first time in the K-League 2 (a contract that allows him to play in the K-League as a high school student). He is recording 3 goals and 2 assists in 76 K-League matches, including 2 K-League 2 goals this season.

Celtic has watched Kwon Hyuk-gyu since the 2021-2022 season when he was playing for Gimcheon Sangmu. The first transfer offer last winter was rejected, but this time I made another offer and eventually agreed to the transfer with the Busan club. The Busan club said, “It is a time of fierce competition for promotion to the first division, but we have decided to go to Europe for the future of the player.”

Initially, the transfer of Kwon Hyuk-gyu was first requested by K-League 1 Ulsan Hyundai. As defensive midfielder Park Yong-woo (29) moved to Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, Ulsan pointed out Kwon Hyuk-kyu as a replacement. However, at the same time, a proposal came from Celtic, and the Busan club respected Kwon Hyuk-gyu's opinion and agreed to go to Celtic. The fact that the Busan club has been steadily reinforcing midfield resources such as Lim Min-hyuk, Jeong Won-jin, Kim Sang-jun, and Lee Seung-gi since last winter seems to be the background for agreeing to the transfer of Kwon Hyuk-gyu during the season.

In an interview with the <Busan Ilbo>, Kwon Hyuk-kyu said, “I feel sorry for the club for suddenly leaving in the middle of the season. However, going to Europe is a dream he has nurtured since childhood. He had a chance last year, but he knew that it wasn’t just greed,” he said. He said, “It seems that the results of his hard work and focus on the team have come.”

Kwon Hyuk-kyu also expressed his gratitude to the Busan club and fans. Kwon Hyuk-gyu said, “I received a lot of help from Busan I-Park since my youth days in middle school. He continues to meet good leaders and is always grateful to the team that led him to grow.” He expressed his determination, saying, “I will work hard to become a player that the Busan club and juniors will be proud of.” "I will become the best player in Celtic and go to higher places such as the German Bundesliga or the English Premier League (EPL)," he said.

On the 16th, Kwon Hyuk-gyu had a farewell match against Seongnam FC in the Hana 1 Q K League 2 held at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Busan lost 2-3 to Seongnam, but after the game Kwon Hyuk-kyu said goodbye to the fans in the stands. He told the fans, "I wanted to win the last game, but I'm sorry that it didn't work out well."

As the transfer of Kwon Hyuk-gyu was decided, two young football prospects from Busan, along with Gangwon FC's Yang Hyeon-joon (21), will wear Celtic uniforms at once in the transfer market this summer. The Gangwon club officially confirmed Yang Hyun-joon's transfer to Celtic through a YouTube press conference on the 15th. Yang Hyun-joon, born in 2002, joined Gangwon in 2021 after graduating from Busan Information High School and won the 'K League 1 Young Player Award' by recording 8 goals and 4 assists in 36 games last year. He is a wide striker and his breakthrough and shooting skills are excellent. Yang's transfer fee is estimated to be around 2.5 million euros (approximately 3.6 billion won).

If there are no major variables in the medical test, etc., the transfer of Kwon Hyuk-gyu and Yang Hyun-jun to Celtic will be confirmed sooner or later. If that happens, in the 2023-2024 season, it is expected that we will be able to see the scene where the Korean 'airborne triangle' with Oh Hyun-gyu travels through the Scottish League.

 

Ideally every player coming in should want to be the best at the club.

 

Gonna be some interesting baby names in the coming years!

“aye this is my son Henrik and my new twin grandsons Kyogo and Kwon”

 

Let's hope he's not coming here with a false sense of confidence much like Henri Camara had then.

That is some real big words he is putting out into the world

 

Years ago I was playing online poker and there was a name at the table Henri Camara. My name instantly gave away that I was a Celtic fan and in the chat Henri asked me if I was indeed a Celtic fan? I replied that I was then said “funny you ask, we had a player called Henri Camara and he was utter *!” (Or words to that effect)

Henri immediately left the table

 

Fighting talk.. I like it.. Gotta love the attitude of the Asian lads.. hopefully he's backs the talk up and becomes a proper hun skelper...

 

See being honest the best player chat feels like something lost in translation especially taken in to context of what is said either side of it.

Starts by talking about winning a place in our first team. Then talks about best player which to me sounds like he is going to give his all to be the best player he can be and then reaching a bigger league.

It’s interesting that Bundesliga keeps coming up, no doubt it’s a top 5 league but La liga and Serie A are probably bigger leagues in a European context. Likely Bundesliga comes up purely because there are a few Asian players playing in Germany.

Anyway I hope he is right as that will mean he’s been a good player for us.

 

Yay. Mo Bangura mk II.

 

The translation is correct. He really wants to become our best player.

 

* sake... ya had to ruin it