On-loan Celtic ace earns class UEFA shout as Brendan Rodgers’ three striker preference could have ideal January solution

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As November approaches, the January transfer window edges ever closer as Brendan Rodgers looks to solve another problem position at Celtic.

The Celtic boss was given a scare last weekend after Adam Idah was injured in the 3-0 win at Motherwell after an awful challenge by Liam Gordon.

Thankfully, Rodgers’ latest injury update suggests Idah will be fit for Celtic’s clash against Aberdeen in the League Cup on Sunday.

However, if he wasn’t and there was lasting damage that kept Idah out for a lengthy period of time, Rodgers could well be forced to dip into the transfer market to find a solution to that problem as he would have just one recognised striker at the club.

Or would he?

UEFA’s Johnny Kenny shout-out could be the obvious solution to Celtic’s striker issue

Johnny Kenny is currently out on loan at the League of Ireland side, Shamrock Rovers. Having signed for Celtic under Ange Postecoglou, the young Irishman is yet to play a single minute in the Hoops first team.

However, at Rovers, Kenny is making a big impact and UEFA gave him a class shout-out after his recent goal in the Europa Conference League tie against Larne.

So with that in mind, could the young Irish striker offer a solution to Brendan Rodgers’ striker problem this January?

Johnny Kenny’s numbers and his viable Celtic fit

The young Irishman has shown his quality in Ireland after hitting 21 goals in 71 appearances in total for Shamrock Rovers.

Out of those goals, Kenny has netted twice in Champions League qualifiers against Vikingur and once against Larne as above.

Last season the 21-year-old scored 12 goals in 28 appearances and so far this season he has netted three in five.

With his loan deal set to expire in November and contracted to Celtic until 2026, could Kenny offer Brendan Rodgers a viable option to become the Hoops’ third striker?

Playing with better players in a team that creates more chances would suggest that if given a chance, the youngster would score more goals as he clearly knows where the back of the net is.

Maybe Rodgers could invest that money elsewhere in the team and look at drafting Kenny as a possible short-term solution to what could turn into a problem position for Celtic?