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Aidan Macdonald

Jeong Ho-yeon breaks Celtic transfer silence

Jeong Ho-yeon has opened up on reports linking him with a move to Celtic.

The 23-year-old is a player that the Scottish champions are said to be keeping tabs on ahead of the January transfer window.

In recent years the Hoops have become renowned for tapping into the Asian market with several players arriving from the J-League and K-League.

In terms of Korea, Oh Hyeon-gyu, Yang Hun-jun and Kwon Hyeok-Kyu have all arrived within the last year.

Jeong has had recent success in the K-League 1 after helping his side gain promotion last season.

When asked by Korean outlet Sports G about reports linking him with  Celtic, he said: "I know that such stories are coming out around me.

"In fact, there has never been a specific or direct contact so far. I heard the same story from my team and agent. I just want to be faithful to my team in every moment."

Meanwhile, former Celtic goalkeeper Packie Bonner has praised Brendan Rodgers for how he has developed Matt O'Riley's game.

The midfielder has started every game so far this season for the Scottish champions, scoring six times and providing three assists.

And Bonner feels Rodgers has taken the Dane's game to the next level.

He told BBC: “[Rodgers] maybe changed slightly the position of him and in relation to what he was doing under Ange [Postecoglou].

"He was playing very, very high and staying high and now he is asked to go a little bit deeper at times but he is still making those runs into the box and the timing of those runs is magnificent.”

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