The most recent deadline day was an eventful one for Celtic. And its impact is still being felt. At no point do we remember this kind of questioning of the board and it remains to be seen if it leads to any long-term and permanent changes to how things are run at Parkhead or not. One can only hope that it does.
The striker situation at Celtic was at the centre of it all. Until that point, it had been a bad summer transfer window, but not the historically worst one that we would go on to witness.
Celtic somehow decided to sanction Adam Idah's move to Swansea City before having a replacement in place at Parkhead. And then, their moved for Kasper Dolberg fell apart after Ajax swooped in late and moved ahead of them in the race for his signature.
On the other hand, there is another striker blow that Celtic were handed on the day. One they directly had nothing to do with but it did cost them about £4 million.
Celtic's £4 million deadline day blow that everybody missed
As reported by 67 Hail Hail, Celtic would’ve received a £4 million windfall thanks to a sell-on clause in Oh's contract if his proposed £24 million move from Genk to VfB Stuttgart had gone through. But it appears that there had been a complication in the medical which prevented the move from happening. The striker said regarding it:
"Since high school, I’ve never had any problems with my knee and never missed games due to injuries, not even at Celtic or Genk.
“So I was disappointed the transfer didn’t happen because I was ready for it both physically and mentally.
“But as soon as I left Stuttgart and went to the United States to play for my country, I put that behind me."
Firstly, it is impressive that Oh has put himself in that position since moving to Genk that he can command such transfer fees. It is sad that the move never went through.
One can only hope that the German club come back to the table in the winter and something ends up happening. For now, he has to refocus on the task at hand.