Brendan Rodgers has praised the development of Yang Hyun-jun and insists the winger is “nonetheless growing” at Celtic.
The 22-year-old got here off the bench in Wednesday night time’s 2-1 Champions League play-off defeat to Bayern Munich and arrange Daizen Maeda for the aim which retains Celtic within the tie for his or her journey to Germany.
The South Korean youth worldwide has struggled to make a notable impression since arriving in summer time 2023 however has contributed two targets and 4 assists this season.
“Yang has completed rather well,” Rodgers stated.
“He is wanting sturdy, he is enhancing and he got here on and gave us that vitality. The Champions League is an enviornment the place you want your squad, the extent of physicality that’s required, you want these gamers that may come on and impression the sport for you which ones I believe he did.
“Yang has completed nice for us, he is a younger participant nonetheless growing and adapting to the tradition and all the pieces in regards to the recreation right here and the scale of the membership however he is made a useful contribution this yr.
“There’s ones forward of him however when he is been requested to play he is completed nicely. He desires to enhance his numbers and he is beginning to have an effect on video games extra.
“Due to the depth of which we play, we want 4 or 5 wingers. We are able to see enchancment, the power in his recreation and for him it is about effectivity. He presses the sport, he works very laborious and I like that facet of him.”
