Celtic have sorted one priority position out by adding in two new goalkeepers this summer, but other positions remain unfilled.
Joe Hart’s retirement left a big hole in the middle of the Celtic goal.
But Celtic have signed highly-rated youngster Viljami Sinisalo and experienced shot-stopper Kasper Schmeichel to counter that.
That has got the thumbs up from the Celtic support and they are very much pleased with the road their club have gone down.
But that Adam Idah cloud still hovers above the club’s head and supporters are hoping Brendan Rodgers can get his man.
The Republic of Ireland international only spent six months at Parkhead, but he became an instant hero and now many want him to return.
Not only did he help Brendan Rodgers guide Celtic to the title, but he also scored some very important goals against Rangers.
No more so than Idah scoring the winner as Celtic beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup final, but fast forward to the present and he is still a Norwich City player.
The Championship club have a new manager in the dugout – Johannes Hoff Thorup – and he has spoken about Idah’s future.
Even though the 23-year-old was loaned out, Hoff Thorup sees Idah as an ‘important player’ going forward for the promotion-chasers.
Marvin Bartley made it clear that it’s ‘not what Celtic fans want to hear’ and now they will have to push the boat out to sign him, as he told Clyde 1 Superscoreboard.
Will Celtic sign Adam Idah?
“No, not at all,” agreed Bartley that Celtic fans won’t want to hear that about Idah from the Norwich manager. “As I said, on the back of the way he ended the season with Celtic. A lot of their fans wanted that transfer and they wanted it done straight away.
“It’s always going to be difficult with a new manager coming into Norwich. He was always going to look at his squad. He sees Adam as a big part of that – if a player wants to go somewhere and the club meets the valuation, then they will still go, regardless of what managers say. But it’s not what Celtic want to hear.
“What you want to hear is that he is ‘surplus to requirements. If we can move him on, then we will’, then you pay a lot less for him. I think Celtic are going to have to put their hands deep into their pocket if they want to bring him to the football club, because they have to prize him away from Norwich, rather than Norwich moving him on.”
Time for Celtic board to prove their worth
It wasn’t so long ago that the Celtic fans were chanting ‘sack the board’ as the team were losing at home to Hearts.
The board have been pretty clear with their strategy in the transfer market and it has resulted in pure dominance on the domestic stage, even if the European performances state otherwise.
But you sense the fans would like the powers that be to just push that boat out and bring in Idah before the window slams shut.
Not only did he fit in perfectly at Celtic, but he scored big, big goals for the team and that’s not easy to purchase.
