Hyeongyu Oh explains why it became ‘immediately clear’ to leave Celtic for Genk

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The departure of Hyeongyu Oh from Celtic to KRC Genk wasn’t exactly a surprise for the Parkhead support.

The South Korean barely featured in the second half of last season due to the impact of Adam Idah as it became clear that Celtic boss, Brendan Rodgers, didn’t fancy the striker.

The Belgian side, who were founded in 1988, had been tracking the 23-year-old for over a month before announcing yesterday that Oh had left Celtic for Genk on a four-year deal.

As he is now set to embark on the next part of his journey, Oh explains why he had to leave Celtic when he heard of the Belgian club’s interest.

Oh ‘can’t wait’ to start KRC Genk career

The international striker did have a decent goal-scoring record at Celtic despite his lack of first-team starts.

Hitting the back of the net 12 times, Oh averaged a goal every 110 minutes at Celtic. Now set to showcase his skill in the Juliper Pro League, the South Korean was buzzing with his move.

Oh said [KRC Genk], “KRC Genk is a team that has a lot of experience in training young players.

“When the interest became concrete, my choice was immediately clear. I can’t wait to show myself.”

KRC Genk: Hyeongyu Oh ‘offers a solid presence’

Hyoengyu Oh is a striker who had a difficult time at the club. Lack of game time meant the South Korean didn’t get the chance to show he was good enough to play at Parkhead.

Playing second fiddle to Kyogo Furuhashi for the entirety of his Celtic career. meant Oh was kicking his heels on the Paradise bench but that doesn’t seem to have put off Genk’s Head of Football, Dimitri de Condé.

Speaking about why he decided to sign oh, Condé said, “Hyeon-gyu is a striker with a nose for goal who isn’t afraid to make dirty metres [do the dirty work].

“He’s a lively player who, thanks to his stature, also offers a solid presence in the box.”

Hopefully Oh can now kickstart his career in Belgium and also get the chance to show what he is made of.

Because when all is said and done about his time at Celtic, nothing can take away the fact he still won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and a League Cup in two seasons at Parkhead.