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Matthew Fulton

Oh reveals Celtic late nights at Lennoxtown as he confesses his parents wind him up over newfound fame

Oh admits he's fond of a late night in Lennoxtown as he revealed the stick he gets from his parents over his Celtic stardom.

The youngster is bubbling under the surface at Parkhead after a season of impressive outings despite playing understudy to 30-plus goal hitman Kyogo Furuhashi under previous boss Ange Postecoglou. The South Korean attacker filled the void left by Giorgos Giakoumakis who moved stateside in January and the 22-year-old has made an impact, scoring within minutes of his debut and notching up seven goals across 21 appearances last campaign.

Brendan Rodgers may look to offer the driven forward a more prominent role in his new-look Celtic side, with Kyogo and other big hitters linked with transfers out of Lennoxtown. Speaking of the Celtic training facility, Oh admits he spends a lot of time in the quiet suburb of Glasgow, due to getting easily 'bored' in his digs.

The youngster also revealed how his parents rinsed him when he mentioned that he gets approached by fans in the city centre, as he continues to adapt to life in Scotland. He told Celtic TV when asked what a normal day looks like: "I normally get out of bed at 7.30am. This is what you want to know right? It takes about 30 minutes to head to training.

"The training ground is located in the corner of the city, so it takes a bit more than 30 minutes. I get there, have breakfast and we go through team training. After that I train more individually, there's this process called recovery training. We go through various things, massages and ice pool.

"I live alone at home so I try to leave work as late as possible. It gets too boring at home, so I hang out with my teammates here."

The attacker has been spotted roaming around the city with pals Jota and Matt O'Riley and Oh admits his parents couldn't get their heads around the fascination with him. He added when asked if he gets swarmed in the streets: "I know what you mean. Yeah my parents haven't been here yet, but when I tell them that [getting swarmed] they say 'Really? For you?'.

"When I first came here not many people recognised me. My goalscoring rate wasn't great so the impact I left on fans wasn't very high. But now that I have scored some goals, the fans, it does get a little surreal at times. But when I'm on the main streets here, its actually embarrassing for me to say this myself."

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