Forget Giako: Ange may seal a “real handful” in Celtic transfer for 17-goal sensation – opinion
Celtic are one among three golf equipment to have submitted a proposal for Cho Gue-sung within the January switch window.
What’s the most recent?
That’s based on Fabrizio Romano, with the Italian switch insider revealing in a current put up on Twitter that Ange Postecoglou’s facet have launched a €3m (£2.6m) bid for the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors centre-forward this month, with this proposal additionally together with a 50% sell-on clause on a future sale of as much as €6m (£5.3m).
Nevertheless, MLS outfit Minnesota United are additionally believed to have submitted a proposal of €5m (£4.4m) with a 30% sell-on clause, whereas Bundesliga facet 1. FSV Mainz 05 are additionally mentioned to have made a proposal within the area of €3m (£2.6) – with discussions ongoing as to which membership the South Korea worldwide would most like to affix.
In his tweet, the journalist mentioned: “South Korea’s Cho Gue-Sung has now three proposals: Celtic have made €3m bid with 50% on future sale up to €6m, while Minnesota offer €5m plus 30% on future sale. Mainz have also made a proposal close to €3m. Discussions are taking place to decide next club.”
“Real handful”
With fellow Italian journalist Gianluca DiMarzio just lately reporting that Serie A facet UC Sampdoria have reached an ‘settlement’ with Giorgos Giakoumakis forward of a possible exit from Parkhead this winter, coupled with the exceptional type Cho was in over the course of 2022, it’s not obscure why Postecoglou could be eager on a transfer for the Korean striker.
Certainly, over his 31 Okay League 1 fixtures final 12 months, the £2.2m-rated hitman was sensational within the last third, scoring 17 targets, offering 5 assists and creating 5 huge probabilities for his teammates, along with taking a median of three.3 photographs – 1.5 of which hit the goal – making 1.2 key passes and finishing 0.5 dribbles per sport.
These returns noticed the 24-year-old common a fairly breathtaking Sofascore match ranking of 7.33, not solely rating him as Jeonbuk’s greatest performer within the league but in addition because the fourth-best participant within the South Korean prime flight as a complete final trip.
For comparability, over Giakoumakis’ 21 Premiership appearances in 2021/22, the £4.4m-rated expertise scored 13 targets, registered one help and created 4 huge probabilities for his teammates, in addition to taking a median of two.0 photographs – one among which hit the goal – making 0.5 key passes and finishing 0.2 dribbles per match.
These metrics noticed the 28-year-old common a powerful Sofascore match ranking of 6.99, rating him as Postecoglou’s Sixteenth-best participant within the prime flight of Scottish soccer final trip.
Cho additionally caught the attention over his 4 appearances on the Qatar World Cup final 12 months, bagging two targets and taking a median of two.3 photographs – 1.3 of which hit the goal – per sport – with these metrics seeing the centre-forward common a unprecedented Sofascore match ranking of 7.03, rating him as South Korea’s second-best participant on the event.
Moderately unsurprisingly, these returns noticed the 20-cap worldwide earn a substantial quantity of reward, with journalist Pete O’Rourke taking the time to debate the striker in an interview with GIVEMESPORT again in December:
“He’s looked good for South Korea, scored a couple of goals against Ghana. He’s a physical player as well, he can score goals from aerial areas, and I think he’s definitely proven to be a real handful for defenders.”
As such, with Cho very a lot seeking to be a extra full ahead than Giakoumakis within the last third, coupled with the South Korean sensation being 4 years the Greece worldwide’s junior, it will certainly seem as if the 24-year-old would characterize one thing of an improve on the 28-year-old – main us to consider that Celtic should do all they’ll to land Cho this winter.