Former Celtic star Oh Hyeon-gyu admits he's baffled why Stuttgart pulled the plug on a stunning £24 million move for him because of injury concerns... which cost the Hoops a lucrative £4 million windfall.
The South Korean striker looked poised to move from Genk to the Bundesliga and travelled to Germany to complete the move last week.
Celtic has inserted a sell-on clause when they sold Oh to the Belgian club for £3.5 million last summer and were reportedly set to receive around £4 million if the transfer had been completed.
However, Stuttgart cancelled the deal after citing concerns about a possible knee injury.
Oh shrugged off his disappointment to play for his country in a 2-0 win against the USA and admitted he was perplexed at why the deal collapsed.
He said: "Since high school, I've never had any problems with my knee and never missed games due to injuries, not even at Celtic or Genk.
"So I was disappointed the transfer didn't happen because I was ready for it both physically and mentally.
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"But as soon as I left Stuttgart and went to the United States to play for my country, I put that behind me.
"Life would be less fun if only good things happened to you. You have to persevere, despite setbacks.
"I'm just going to work hard and prove myself. If I get so good at some point that every team wants me, then there won't be a problem!"
