Final roadblock cleared as Celtic close in on second January signing

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Celtic are now in the dying stages of the window and will be actively hunting for last-minute reinforcements.

Nicolas Kuhn has been the only confirmed arrival at the time of writing after completing a £3 million move from Rapid Vienna earlier this month.

Nevertheless, reports have claimed that long-time targets Mathias Kvistgaarden and Tiago Araujo won’t be arriving in Glasgow before the January transfer deadline.

Former England international Danny Ings and Bologna’s Sydney van Hooijdonk have also been mentioned this month, with Brendan Rodgers scrambling for one or two late incomings to supplement his squad.

Football Scotland indicate that the Irishman is keen to get a left-back and a striker into the building between now and the close of play.

Offensively, Celtic lack options through the middle at present due to Hyeongyu Oh and Daizen Maeda’s involvement at the AFC Asian Cup with South Korea and Japan.

Yesterday, it emerged that Oh and teammate Yang Hyun-jun would be missing for a while longer after South Korea toppled Saudi Arabia to reach the quarter-final of the competition.

Final roadblock clears as Celtic close in on Adam Idah

Last night, major news emerged in Rodgers’ pursuit of a striker after reports indicated that Celtic are ‘closing’ in on a loan-to-buy swoop for Norwich City striker Adam Idah.

The Republic of Ireland international is believed to favour a move to Parkhead over other options in English football and further afield.

Now, Football Scotland journalist Mark Hendry has delivered an update in the early hours detailing that any final roadblock in the Hoops’ quickfire move for Idah has now been quashed.

Norwich City are now believed to have agreed a deal to sign Van Hooijdonk from Bologna, enabling the Canaries to let the man in question head north to join the Scottish Premiership champions.

Adam Idah looks to be on his way to Celtic

Barring any late hitch, it seems Idah will more than likely be a Celtic player before the end of the window to provide support to Kyogo Furuhashi in the final third.

The 22-year-old has registered seven goals and one assist in 34 appearances this term across all competitions for his Sky Bet Championship employers [Transfermarkt].

As per Sofascore, Idah possesses a goal conversion rate of 24% this campaign based on chances that have fallen to him, and he has also created three big chances in the English second tier.

Despite reservations from some supporters, hopefully, the Cork-born striker can offer something different in attack for the Hoops for the remainder of the campaign.