Chris Sutton tells Celtic fans what they ‘have to understand’ about Adam Idah

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Adam Idah is probably one of two Celtic players who are, bizarrely, under a bit of pressure at the club.

The Republic of Ireland striker had an excellent loan spell as Idah helped Celtic tie up a league and Scottish Cup double the season before last.

It was that loan spell that convinced Rodgers to spend £8.5m on Idah and despite scoring 20 goals last season, the big striker has had to answer his Celtic critics.

At just 23, Idah has plenty of time to solidify himself as Celtic’s number one striker but Chris Sutton has shared what fans need to get their heads around about the big Irishman.

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Chris Sutton says Adam Idah is a ‘development’ player at Celtic

The vast transfer fee Celtic paid for Idah suggests that Brendan Rodgers sees him as a first-team starter.

But that’s not the view of Sutton who believes that Idah is one of Celtic’s dreaded development signings.

Sutton said in the Daily Record, “Look, I think the bottom line with Adam, I think numbers-wise last season, he did well.

“He did really well, but I still think he has to show greater consistency. I think that he knows that.

“Bottom line is, Kyogo went and Idah came in. He scored goals in the Champions League, and he performed well. But then in other games, Brendan didn’t play him.

“So that sort of tells you everything you need to know where Brendan’s at. He was signed as a development player. We have to understand that.

“He was nine million, wasn’t he? That’s the market Celtic are in, with Arne Engels as well and what have you.”

Sutton nails it as he explains why ‘people judge’ Celtic’s Adam Idah

As Idah continued to be criticised last season, Sutton nails it as he gets down to the nitty gritty of why the Irish striker is the subject of many Celtic critics.

Sutton continued, “I understand £11m is a lot of money in Scotland. But you look at down south, it’s nothing. That’s what you have to pay.

“I think it’s one of those things, people judge Adam Idah. I think he could be cleaner at times in some of his link-up play and there’s improvements to be had.

“He’ll know that, but he’s also a threat. You just hope it all comes together. When he first came, he sort of proved me wrong in terms of his finishing. But I think over the piece, Brendan’s happy with him at Celtic.

“But think Celtic need to bring another striker in. It doesn’t matter me saying that. I think Brendan said the same thing in January.

“He wanted to replace Kyogo. They didn’t do so, essentially.”

The criticism Idah has had from last season can be viewed as unfair as many point to his transfer fee. If Sutton is correct and he is a Celtic development signing, then the future looks bright for the fans if he continues to score goals at this rate.