Klinsmann, power outage already? Injured striker Oh Hyun-kyu may make it difficult to join the European friendly

South Korea's Oh Hyun-kyu is breaking through the national soccer team's A match evaluation match between South Korea and El Salvador at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, on the afternoon of the 20th.

Oh Hyun-kyu of the South Korean national soccer team is attempting to head in a warm-up match between Hana Bank's invited South Korea and El Salvador at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, on the 20th.

[Financial News] Klinsmann has been hit by bad news again. There is a growing possibility that Oh Hyun-kyu will not be able to play in the European warm-up matches against Wales and Saudi Arabia.

Oh Hyun-kyu, a national striker who plays for Scottish professional football Celtic, is very likely to be absent early in the season due to an injury. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said at a press conference on the 9th (local time) that Oh Hyun-kyu hurt his calf and will be out of power for up to six weeks.

Coach Rogers said, "Oh Hyun-kyu injured his calf during the match against Athletic Bilbao (Spain), and he continued to train afterwards. "No one knew (the injury)," he said. "After training on the 6th, (Oh Hyun-kyu) felt pain in the medical staff." "I think it will take about four to six weeks (to return)."

If Oh Hyun-kyu's injury is prolonged, it will be difficult for the South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann, to join the A match in September. The Klinsmann team will play a total of two matches there, starting with its first match against Wales at Cardiff City Stadium in Wales on the 7th of next month until the match against Saudi Arabia.

Oh Hyun-kyu caught Klinsmann's eyes by showing strong physical fights and ball determination in his Celtic debut season, and he played in all four A matches in March and June, effectively becoming the main striker of South Korea.

South Korea's Oh Hyun-kyu is attempting to shoot in the national soccer team's A match warm-up match between South Korea and El Salvador at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, on the afternoon of the 20th.

Korea also does not have a long call-up period because there are many overseas players in the main squad. We should keep our hands and feet in line with the call-up period as much as possible. In addition, Klinsmann has been criticized for his poor performance in recent warm-up matches. We desperately need to win this European warm-up match. However, due to the injury of the main player, Klinsmann's team was on the rocks again.

Meanwhile, Oh Hyun-kyu, who played for Suwon Samsung in the K League 1 and moved to Celtic in January, scored seven goals in 20 official games, including six regular league goals and one Scottish Cup goal in the 2022-2023 season.

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