Celtic hold Du-Ri signing talks

Du Ri played in three matches for South Korea at the South Africa World Cup

Celtic are in talks with South Korean World Cup defender Cha Du Ri, who is available under freedom of contract.

The 29-year-old right-back is having discussions with representatives of the club in Glasgow but it is unlikely a deal will be concluded immediately.

Du Ri also played in the 2002 World Cup, but as a forward, and has since converted to defence and is now noted for his willingness to join attacks.

Nicknamed "The Human Weapon", he spent last season at German club Freiburg.

However, he lost his place as the team struggled in the Bundesliga and he made his final appearance on 6 March.

Du Ri has previously played for Bayer Leverkusen, Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz.

The Frankfurt-born player was given his international debut by Guus Hiddink, and was mainly used as a substitute at the 2002 World Cup while still a student, where his only start was in the semi-final against Germany.

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Six-foot Du Ri seemed to lose his scoring touch at club level, managing only five in the German top flight from 2002 to 2006.

Left out of the squad for the 2006 World Cup, he switched position to right-back, but remained outside the Korean set-up during two seasons with Koblenz in the German second division.

He returned to the Bundesliga with Freiburg last summer, and his consistent form saw him called up for last October's friendly with Senegal.

His father, Cha Bum-kun, is arguably Korea's greatest player, with 121 caps and captaining the side at the 1986 World Cup, before coaching them at France '98.

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