THE MYSTERY MAN AT CELTIC

Celtic fans are still waiting for their first glimpse of South Korean midfielder Kwon Hyeon-kyu in action.

The anchorman arrived in a £1million move – an initial £850,000 plus add-ons – from K-League outfit Busan IPark in July along with winger Yang Hyun-jun.

Under-21 international Kwon, known as a determined ball-winner in the middle of the park, appeared for 45 minutes in James Forrest’s Testimonial Match against Athletic Bilbao at Parkhead in early August, on an evening when Brendan Rodgers used 22 players from his first-team squad.

The 22-year-old enforcer also came on for Matt O’Riley in the 61st minute of the previous day’s 1-1 draw with Wolves at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.

Apart from that, there has been no sign of the Hoops’ mystery man, despite being named in the matchday squad for the home match against Hearts last weekend. He was only suspended for the fourth time, but he has yet to play a solitary minute for the Hoops.

Rodgers also left Kwon out of his 25-man UEFA-registered squad for the Champions League Group B matches against Atletico Madrid, Lazio, and Feyenoord.

It’s become a perplexing situation with no chance of the midfielder, who signed a five-year contract in the summer, breaking into the first team.

Perhaps the transfer window next month will provide a solution.

In other news, Celtic Issues a Statement Rejecting Breakaway Talks