Celtic‘s board showed their faith in manager Brendan Rodgers during the recent summer transfer window with the money that they spent on incoming signings.
The Hoops agreed a club-record fee of £11m to sign central midfielder Arne Engels from Bundesliga side Augsburg to bolster their options in the middle of the park.
A new centre-forward was also needed, after Hyeon-gyu Oh’s permanent move to Genk, and the club splashed the cash to re-sign Adam Idah for Rodgers
23/24 Premiership | Adam Idah |
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Appearances | 15 |
Starts | 5 |
Goals | 8 |
Big chances missed | 7 |
Conversion rate | 27% |
Minutes per goal | 76 |
Stats via Sofascore
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As you can see in the table above, the Ireland international made a big impact in the final third during his loan spell in Glasgow during the second half of last season, with eight goals in five Scottish Premiership starts.
That convinced the Hoops to agree a deal worth a reported £9.5m, £8.5m of which is guaranteed, which could make him the second most expensive addition in the club’s history behind the £11m for Engels, if those add-ons are achieved.
Despite the big money spent on the 6 foot 3 marksman, Kyogo Furuhashi has once again started the season as Celtic’s first-choice centre-forward.