Sky Sports is on! Celtic Yang Hyun-joon, Baek Seung-ho to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City...New European duo is about to be born

Aug 28, 2025

Sky Sports is on! Celtic Yang Hyun-joon, Baek Seung-ho to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City...New European duo is about to be born
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Sky Sports is on! Celtic Yang Hyun-joon, Baek Seung-ho to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City...New European duo is about to be born
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Winger Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic) will negotiate a transfer with Birmingham City, which includes national college midfielder Baek Seung-ho, local media reported.

British sports broadcaster 'Sky Sports' approached Celtic winger Yang Hyun-joon on the 28th (Korea time). Birmingham wants full coverage, and both clubs are in negotiations'

Birmingham coach Chris Davis, who was Brandon Rogers' right-hand man (No. 2), is asking the club to recruit two wingers before the transfer window closes, the British daily newspaper 'The Sun' reported.




Rumors of the transfer came after Celtic were shocked out of the European Champions League play-off against marginal Kazakh club Khairat.

Sky Sports is on! Celtic Yang Hyun-joon, Baek Seung-ho to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City...New European duo is about to be born
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Celtic, which drew 0-0 at home in the first round of the playoffs, failed to advance to the group stage by losing 2-3 in the penalty shootout after drawing 0-0 in the second round in Al Maiti, Kazakhstan, on the 27th. This is the first time Kyrat has reached the Champions League finals.

Yang Hyun-joon started in both games against Khairat, but failed to prevent an unexpected incident. Nicolas Quinn's transfer and Jota's injury have increased his chances of starting in three seasons since joining Celtic in 2023.




It is unclear whether Rodgers will let Yang Hyun-joon go at a time when the team has not been able to strengthen its power in the summer transfer market.

'Sky Sports' is evaluating whether Celtic will transfer Yang Hyun-joon. 'The green light hasn't turned on yet' said the current atmosphere.

Given that England's summer transfer window closes on September 1, there is a chance that a 'deadline deal' could be struck.




Sky Sports is on! Celtic Yang Hyun-joon, Baek Seung-ho to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City...New European duo is about to be born
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Yang Hyun-joon has been linked to rumors of a transfer to Norwich City, which will play in the same championship as Birmingham in this summer's transfer market. A photo of Yang Hyun-joon wearing a Norwich uniform was released, but it is understood as a `fake photo' in the local area.

Yang Hyun-joon, who failed to make the A-match list in September, needs a career turnaround to advance to the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals. Yang has scored seven goals in 70 matches, including the Cup, in his Celtic uniform so far.

Meanwhile, when Yang Hyun-joon joins Birmingham, he will share a team with midfielder Baek Seung-ho. Baek Seung-ho joined Birmingham in January 2024 as a free agent and led Birmingham to promotion to the second division (championship) in the 2024-2025 season. He started all three league games this season and scored the winning goal against Oxford United on the 23rd, leading his team to a 1-0 victory.

Currently, clubs with Korean duos in Europe include Denmark's Mitwillan (Cho Kyu-sung and Lee Han-beom) and France's Nantes (Kwon Hyuk-kyu and Hong Hyun-seok). Birmingham are aiming for a 'back-to-back' promotion to the EPL this season.

Sky Sports is on! Celtic Yang Hyun-joon, Baek Seung-ho to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City...New European duo is about to be born
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.