Celtic could be without Yang Hyun-jun for a crucial derby clash due to an international call-up.
South Korea will play in the Asian Games, the dates for which are between September 19 and October 4 this year, taking place in Japan.
The football squads are under-23 but each team is allowed to include three overage participants.
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Yang has reportedly been selected for one of those slots along with Eom Ji-sung and Lee Ki-hyuk.
On the plus side, that would earn him exemption from military service. However, he would likely miss the first derby against Rangers on September 20.
🚨 | 𝐋𝐄𝐄 𝐆𝐈-𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐊, 𝐄𝐎𝐌 𝐉𝐈-𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐆 & 𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐍-𝐉𝐔𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐒 Congrats to these lads for being selected in these coveted roles! 👏 The Asian games held in Aichi-Nagoya Japan this year from… pic.twitter.com/w2JZVPcWHS
— Joel Kim (@KNTFootball) July 7, 2026
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