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Hyunjun Yang is enjoying an excellent season at Celtic despite having played under three different managers.
Yang struggled under Rodgers but found a new lease of life under interim Celtic boss Martin O’Neill in his first spell at the club.
Even under the disastrous spell of Wilfried Nancy, Yang shone at Celtic. And now that O’Neill is back, the South Korean has admitted that he is ‘enjoying’ life at Celtic under the gaffer and explains how the Hoops boss ‘reached out’ to him when he first arrived at Parkhead.
How good has Yang been this past month?
Credit: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Hyunjun Yang’s ‘very big honour’ to play for Martin O’Neill at Celtic
The Celtic winger is clearly loving life at the club and it appears that O’Neill is playing a massive part in Yang’s development and form this season. And it appears to be down to the Hoops boss’s Midas touch.
Yang told The Celtic Way, “I am also enjoying playing for the manager. It’s a very big honour for me to play under Martin O’Neill.
“It’s been an extraordinary experience in my life. He’s a very friendly person, he tries to communicate a lot with the players.
“He reached out to me when he first came in and that boosted my confidence and I have felt that in my performances.”
How much Hyunjun Yang is worth to Celtic
Yang almost left Celtic for £3m last summer as it looked like a switch to Birmingham City was on the cards.
That transfer fell through at the last minute, and it seems now like a blessing in disguise. The South Korean has sparkled in Europe and domestically and is now an intrinsic part of the Celtic first team.
So that begs the question, if a struggling Yang was worth £3m just six months ago, what is the 23-year-old winger worth now?
With six international caps and flying at Celtic, Yang must be worth at least double the £3m Birmingham were willing to pay.
But many would argue that while the title race is still running, Yang is priceless for Martin O’Neill right now.
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