Celtic hero makes worrying claim about Adam Idah

Most Celtic fans wanted to see the club bring back Adam Idah this summer and the Hoops certainly did that. They are believed to have shelled out an initial £8.5 million transfer fee plus another £1 million in potential add-ons to sign the Irish striker from Norwich City after his successful half-season loan spell at Parkhead.

Idah was truly brilliant while on loan at Celtic. He scored 9 goals for the club including the Scottish Cup winner against the Rangers at Hampden Park in the last game of the season.

Idah has looked a bit off the pace so far this season though. His performances for the Republic of Ireland during the recent international break have faced quite a bit of criticism as well.

Of course, these are still early days and one cannot overlook the fact that Idah was a late summer arrival for Celtic. It is only natural for him to take some time to adjust and find his rhythm.

Celtic hero makes worrying claim about Adam Idah

Frank McAvennie feels that Idah does not look fit right now. As reported by Football Insider, the former Celtic player said:

"He doesn’t look fit, I think Brendan will get him fit.

“He looked a lot sharper last year than what he does now, even when he was playing for the Republic of Ireland, I saw his touch, I thought he was not holding the ball up as well as he does.

“I don’t know if he’s got problems, or if there is other things happening, but he’s got to get his mind on it.

“There is no doubting how good he is, we all know how good he is and what he can do in a Celtic jersey and an Irish jersey."

McAvennie also told Idah what he needs to do moving forward and when we will see his best:

"“He needs to help his teammates and I think he needs to do that at Celtic as well.

“He’ll need to get fitter and then we’ll see the best of him."

Idah might very well be one of those players who take some time to get to their best at the start of the season. But once they do, they are as good as ever.

Celtic fans have already witnessed how good Idah can be when playing at his best. He was one of the key reasons the club were able to turn their shaky season around and finish it with a Premiership and Scottish Cup double.

Hopefully, we get to see more of the same this season as well. For that to happen, Celtic will need Idah at his best and as soon as possible.