Who is Adam Idah? Celtic bound striker itching to silence doubters and prove fan club right over lofty signing fee

He's on the verge of becoming signing number two for Celtic in January but Adam Idah is feeling the brunt of collective disappointment among a vexed fanbase.

Brendan Rodgers and the board are also hearing it from supporters on social media, call-ins and burning Hotlines over their January incomings which only has Nicolas Kuhn in the done deal "pile" so far. And while the Republic or Ireland star isn't a global name he's very much a familiar face among the section of supporters who maintain a vested interest of the Emerald Isle's international side. Idah has been with Norwich City since he was a teenage but it appears David Wagner is keen to cut ties with a player who has been a regular, albeit, at times, fleeting contributor for the Canaries this season. The irony is he will be replaced at Carrow Road by Sydney Van Hooijdonk – the son of Pierre who was linked but was never truly on the Parkhead wishlist.

Record Sport run the rule over the forward who will provide competition up top alongside Kyogo and Oh for the second half of the season with a bumper Champions League loot on the line with Rangers hell-bent on leapfrogging their rivals to eight guaranteed games in the new money-spinning league format.

Idah, in many ways, was the poster boy of a brave new dawn in Irish football which was more hype than substance. That's not to say the 22-year-old can't come again, however, Idah and his fellow rising starlets failed to earn the results to keep Stephen Kenny in situ. Those who watched the former Dunfermline manager's team are adamant the youth movement was too severe and fleeting triumphs, such as the 3-0 win over Scotland, couldn't mask the lows. Idah had been a star for Kenny at youth level but has never fully