Celtic ‘closing in’ on loan-to-buy move for Championship forward

According to The Daily Record, the Bhoys are “closing in” on a loan-to-buy agreement for the Canaries striker, who is choosing to play in Scotland rather than continue his career in England or Europe. Idah made his breakthrough in the Norwich youth systems and has since scored 17 goals in 115 games for the club.

In addition, he has accrued 22 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, scoring three goals in matches against the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Gibraltar. It’s interesting to note that Sydney van Hooijdonk, a striker for Bologna who has been strongly connected to Celtic in recent months, is reportedly the player that Norwich is currently trying to get.

Celtic find their striker

Celtic need another striking option as a rotation alternative to Kyogo Furuhashi, especially with Hyeongyu Oh now at the Asian Cup until well into February.

Idah’s scoring record might not seem impressive at first, but it is hoped that his skills might provide something unique to a Celtic attack that has struggled this year. He does offer a different physical profile in that area of the pitch, which Celtic’s wingers can exploit, standing at 6 feet 2 inches.

If the deal goes through, it will be intriguing to hear how Brendan Rodgers envisions him fitting in, since the manager has made it clear that he is more concerned with adding players to the team he believes in than he is with increasing the number of players on the field. It’s believed that Celtic is also looking to add a left-back over the last two days of the winter window, which ends on Thursday evening.

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