Oh Hyeon-gyu was dubbed South Korea's "most important player" by captain Son Heung-min - after selflessly giving up his place in Qatar to the Tottenham superstar.
But he's denied claims his international skipper paid him £105,000 out of his own pocket as compensation.Oh looks set to sign for Celtic in a £2.5m deal this week amid reports that a deal has been agreed with Suwon Bluewings and a medical is underway.
The 21-year-old was initially named in the South Korea squad for the World Cup, but one player had to be cut if Spurs star Son - who made a late recovery from a fractured eye socket - was to be swapped in.
Hyeon-gyu gave up his spot for his captain and Son personally thanked him, hailing him as his country's "most important player" for giving up the chance to play at the World Cup.
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