Former Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu is set to complete a stunning €28m transfer switch.
The ex-Parkhead forward is reportedly close to finalising a move to VfB Stuttgart for a bumper fee just one year after leaving Glasgow.
Oh joined Celtic from Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the January transfer window in 2023, but was behind Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah in the pecking order.
🔴⚪️ VFB Stuttgart set to complete Oh Hyeon-gyu move! 🔵 KRC Genk and VfB are now in advanced talks for a deal worth €28M. ✈️ Oh’s already on the road in order to complete a 5 years move. 🤝 @BobFaesen #mercato #JPL pic.twitter.com/gPIQBdwiQL
— Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) August 31, 2025
He made 47 appearances for Celtic, scoring 12 goals, before moving on to join Belgian side Genk.
Oh was sold for a reported fee of £2.5m with a further £1m in performance-related bonuses. It is unclear whether Celtic had any sell-on fee for the striker.
Now, it's been claimed Stuttgart will spend in the region of £24m to sign Oh from Genk following a one-year spell with the club.
According to transfer specialist Sacha Tavolieri, Oh is on the way to complete a transfer to Stuttgart.
The striker is expected to pen a five-year deal with the German club.
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Tavolieri reports that the Bundesliga club are in advanced talks over the transfer deal to sign Oh before the summer window shuts.
The South Korean striker said of leaving Celtic: "I had lost my place in my national team because I was no longer playing for Celtic.
"It was then I knew I had to get a transfer.
"I scored 12 goals in total for Celtic, but I hardly played in the last six months.
"They had brought in a new striker, someone with a different profile - a big, strong boy - and they had to find a solution for me.
"I thought that was a shame at first because I really loved Celtic. It's a great club.
"But when Genk came calling, I didn't hesitate. I had a few options in the English Championship, but I just wanted to come here."
