Minnesota United have reportedly slapped in a £4.2million for Cho Gue-sung as the transfer chase for his signature hots up.
Korean outlet Sports Chosun state that the American side have made their move to secure his services with Celtic and Rangers both keen on a move for the South Korea World Cup star. Bundesliga outfit Mainz have also been strongly linked and are believed to still be firmly in the race to land the talented hitman along side Ange Postecoglou's Scottish champions state the report.
Tottenham star Son Heung-min has offered his transfer advice to his international team-mate in the past couple of days and advised him not to be afraid of going to Europe and plying his trade. He said: "My advice for him would be to go and don't be afraid of playing on the European stage. He gained great experience by playing so well at the World Cup and that's the standard he would expect in top European competitions.
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"I believe his experiences in Qatar will definitely help him. For me, it's not like I have achieved my dream just by playing in Europe. Every day, I think about how much more I can improve and Cho must do the same.
"For him to move to a European club must mean he is the best player in South Korea just now and that is quite an achievement.
"Once he adapts, he will enjoy the experience. But he has to keep working hard every day."
Celtic have already brought in three additions in this window in the shape of Alistair Johnston, Yuki Kobayashi and Tomoki Iwata. Josip Juranovic and Giorgos Giakoumakis are two of the big names who look set to head in the opposite direction.
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