Yang Hyun Jun to Celtic transfer warfare takes another twist as Gangwon accuse star of 'breaking their trust'

Gangwon sporting director Kim Byung-ji has come out swinging at Yang Hyun-jun and his agents for "breaking their trust" as the fallout over a proposed move to Celtic continues.

The Parkhead side had a bid rejected for the South Korean last month and he and his camp have since accused the club of breaking a promise to let him leave if a major bid arrived from Europe. After a bombshell statement from his representatives revealed the player was "extremely frustrated" by an apparent U-turn from director Kim, the player himself has since openly said he wants to join Brendan Rodgers' team and called on the club to let him go.

The standoff comes as Gangwon, embroiled in a relegation battle, want to keep hold of him until December when their season finishes but Celtic and Yang both want the move now. It's been a chess match in the court of public opinion and director Kim has made the latest move, taking aim at the player, his father and his agent for making a "big mistake" and "breaking their trust."

Insisting they are NOT blocking the move but merely postponing it, he told MyDaily: "I spoke with his father and agent during the international break. His camp has made a big mistake to us. I won’t get into details as there will be backlash, but they’ve broken our trust. This is a fact.

"When we spoke, Yang Hyun-jun’s camp thanked me for working on this deal to send him to Europe, but they went behind my back and resorted to contradicting actions. I’m disappointed. They should’ve never acted like that."

Yang claims to have been promised any offer from Europe would be accepted and it's believed Celtic's rejected bid was in the same ballpark as the £2.5m paid for Hyeongyu Oh in January. But Kim says there's no way he could have