Cho Gue-sung will set Celtic back just a paltry £2.2m if they push ahead to land the South Korean next month, as reports in the player's homeland claim two transfer rivals have dropped out of the chase.
Gue-sung has achieved household name status after his performances in Qatar captured his nation's attention. He became the first South Korean ever to hit a World Cup brace and after a Vogue magazine cover and a reality TV appearance, his Instagram following has shot up to more than 3million.
He's the closest thing Asian football has to a David Beckham figure with his movie star good looks as central to his fame as his goalscoring prowess and he's been heavily linked with bringing both of those qualities to Glasgow as a contingency plan, or replacement, for Giorgos Giakoumakis, who Record Sport understands is at an impasse over contract talks at Parkhead.
