Adam Idah shrugs off Celtic transfer fee as Kyogo is warned over his main man status

Adam Idah insists he’s not returned to Celtic to play back-up - but to be the Hoops’ number one striker.

The £8.5m hitman became the club’s second most expensive player of all time when he clinched a permanent move to Parkhead from Norwich City this week. And he says the weight of the hefty fee doesn’t faze him as he looks to build on his impressive five-month loan deal last season.

Idah’s fee could rise to £9.5m in add-ons as he vies with Hoops talisman Kyogo for the starting role up front. But the only thing on the Ireland international’s mind is picking up from where he left off last season and ensuring he scores the goals that make him main man for his boyhood heroes. He said: “Yes, of course. I think the majority of players don't go to a club and think, I'm just going to sit there.

"Obviously, I want to do the best for myself. But regardless of if I start the game or if I'm on the bench, I'm always going to give my all. We've got such a great team. You've got Kyogo there as well, who's a fantastic player. I want to push as hard as I can. I'm willing to do the best I can.”

Idah netted nine goals in 19 appearances including the last-gasp winner in the Scottish Cup final win over Rangers and another late strike in the 3-3 Old Firm draw at Ibrox in April. Doubles away to Hibs and Motherwell were also huge moments in turning the title race back in Celtic’s favour and helped persuade the Parkhead chiefs to loosen the purse strings.

But asked if he felt added pressure from becoming the second most expensive player in Celtic history behind Odsonne Edouard, Idah said: “Not really. I only found out just a while ago that that was the case. It's just a price tag, and when you have to play football, regardless of how much a