Kwon delivers Celtic transfer boast as declares he’ll be the best and targets switch to 'higher places'

Kwon Hyeok-kyu has boldly declared he will soon be the best player at Celtic as he prepares to make the move to Glasgow.

The Busan I-Park midfielder has waved goodbye to fans of the South Korean club as both he and Gangwon's Yang Hyun-jun prepare to start their Premiership stints under Brendan Rodgers. He will pen a four-year deal with the option of an additional year and arrives for around £859k, according to Naver Sports.

Speaking in his homeland, the midfielder has been honest about his Parkhead ambitions, using the club to make his way towards an ultimate goal of Premier League or Bundesliga football. He said: "I received a lot of help from Busan I-Park since my youth days in middle school. I will work hard to become a player that the Busan club and juniors will be proud of. I will become the best player in Celtic and go to higher places such as the German Bundesliga or the English Premier League."

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