Adam Idah leaves as Celtic line up Sebastian Tounekti on Transfer Deadline Day

Adam Idah has completed his transfer deadline day move to Swansea as Celtic close in on the signing of Hammarby winger Sebastian Tounekti.

Swansea announced the signing of the Irish striker for a “significant undisclosed fee” which is reported to be about £6million, about two-thirds of the sum Celtic paid Norwich last summer.

The confirmation increases the pressure on the Celtic board to deliver at least one centre-forward after manager Brendan Rodgers insisted on Friday he could not sanction Idah’s transfer without a guaranteed replacement.

Attempts to sign Anderlecht forward Kasper Dolberg appeared to have stalled amid reports Ajax have launched a bid to take the Dane back to Amsterdam for a second spell.

Rodgers had confirmed on Friday he would be in the market for two central strikers if Idah departed and Celtic have been linked with a loan move for Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana, who has had loan spells with Union Berlin, Burnley and Turkish side Goztepe in the past two seasons.

Celtic are rushing to complete the signing of 23-year-old Tunisia winger Tounekti after reports in Sweden claimed Hammarby had accepted a fresh offer worth up to £5.5million.

However, winger Yang Hyun-jun’s proposed move to Birmingham has apparently fallen through.

Rangers are closing in on the double signing of Everton striker Youssef Chermiti and Marseille’s Canada international centre-back Derek Cornelius. Chermiti, a 21-year-old who has not scored in his 24 appearances for Everton, is set to cost about £8million.

Rangers head coach Russell Martin revealed on Sunday that last season’s top goalscorer Cyriel Dessers had “probably” played his last game for the club ahead of an anticipated move to Panathinaikos.

Speculation over the