Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have Beşiktaş’ Oh Hyeon-gyu on their radar for the summer.
The Turkish club invested €14m to sign the striker from KRC Genk in the winter market. This move has worked out well, so much so that Manchester United and Tottenham have taken notice.
This season, Oh Hyeon-gyu managed 10 goals and five assists from 32 matches for the Belgian club.
Since moving to the Istanbul club, he scored seven goals and contributed two assists from 10 matches.
His Süper Lig stats are as follows:
Appearances: 9
Starts: 9
Tota minutes: 802
Minutes per game: 89
Goals: 6
Assists: 1
Expected Goals: 2.87
Expected Assists: 0.54
Shots on target per game: 1.3
Big chances created: 2
Big chances missed: 3
Manchester United and Tottenham in mix
Türkiye now report the Premier League duo as the South Korea international’s new suitors and cover the latest.
Beşiktaş’ initial plan for Oh Hyeon-gyu to be a backup player but plans changed after he scored and assisted on his debut against Alanyaspor.
He again managed a goal and an assist in the second match against Basaksehir and also scored in the third match against Göztepe.
In short, the 24-year-old ‘exploded’ for the Black Eagles, forcing them to change their plans for him. It has also not gone unnoticed, especially in England, where the Red Devils and Spurs are his suitors.
It’s claimed Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur ‘in particular’ are monitoring him closely.
For now, it hasn’t gone beyond watching the South Korean as the English clubs didn’t make contact with his agent or Beşiktaş yet.
The Istanbul club are expecting his value to rise further after the frontman’s participation in the next World Cup.
Our take: Son can help Spurs
He spent 18 months at Celtic before leaving them for KRC Genk in July 2024. Back then, the player revealed his compatriot and former Spurs star Son Heung-min advised him to leave Celtic Park.
For now, Roberto De Zerbi’s side are keeping an eye on Oh Hyeon-gyu. Should they decide to make concrete advances, Tottenham Hotspur could approach Son to help them convince the player.
Oh Hyeon-gyu’s contract expires in 2029, and Transfermarkt value him at €15m. Having invested €14m, Beşiktaş will demand way more to make profit, in the event of a sale.
Apertura Sports GmbH, owned by agent Martin Rath, manage the player. The German agency mainly represents South Korean players.