Adam Idah has made a flying start to life at Celtic and one former England international wonders if the Scottish Premiership challengers may be forced to part with a club-record fee for the Norwich City loanee.  As former Hoops hero Chris Sutton pointed out, Adam Idah had never scored a header in senior football until he bulleted one home from a fine Greg Taylor cross last weekend, setting Brendan Rodgers’ side on their way to a 3-1 comeback win over Motherwell.  Just a few days later, like the proverbial London busses, another came along straight away. Idah maintained his goal-a-gam ..read more

Norwich City loanee Sydney van Hooijdonk admits that he spoke to Celtic last summer but a winter move to the Scottish Premiership champions was never on the cards. Ironically enough, it was the Dutchman’s eventual move to the UK which paved the way for a new centre-forward to arrive at Parkhead. Sydney van Hooijdonk joined Norwich City on loan from Bologna last month, freeing up Adam Idah to move north of the border. But how close did the former come to joining Celtic before the latter put pen to paper with Brendan Rodgers’ side on deadline day? Speaking to Anglian publication the Pink’ Un, Va ..read more

Celtic legend Chris Sutton feels Norwich City loanee Adam Idah may be adding a new string to his bow at the Scottish Premiership champions while backing the striker to secure a permanent move to Glasgow.  Did you know that the Republic of Ireland international had never scored a header in his senior career? That was, of course, until Celtic travelled to Motherwell last weekend. As Adam Idah latched onto a fine Greg Taylor crossed and buried a finish Sutton himself would have been proud of, you would have been forgiven for assuming this was the sort of goal he was scoring week-in, week-out ..read more

Celtic legend Peter Grant feels that the Scottish Premiership champions might have been spooked by Sydney van Hooijdonk’s lack of game time when opting to bring in Adam Idah instead on transfer deadline day.  Ironically enough, Idah’s arrival at Parkhead opened the door for a man who had been linked frequently with a move to Celtic over the last six months to take his place at Carrow Road.  Out went the Republic of Ireland international – moving north of the border on a temporary deal – and in came Sydney van Hooijdonk, filling the spot vacated by Idah’s rather unexpected, out-of-the ..read more

EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey Norwich City wide man Przemyslaw Placheta is on his way to sign for Swansea City ahead of the January transfer deadline. HITC Football understands that Swansea City have agreed a deal with Norwich City for Polish international Przemyslaw Placheta. Placheta is moving to South Wales on a permanent deal with just a few months left on his Norwich deal. The Polish winger is out of contract at the end of the season and will now move on to Swansea. Placheta will replace experienced winger Yannick Bolasie, who was released earlier in the window. Who is Swansea City ..read more

Celtic have been told they are signing a player who can ‘make the difference’ in the Scottish Premiership title race as Republic of Ireland international Adam Idah arrives from Norwich City.  As far as Canaries legend Bryan Gunn is concerned, Adam Idah’s rather underwhelming tally of seven goals from 34 appearances this season says less about him and more about the lack of creativity in the Norwich squad.  Idah, Gunn argues, has been starved of service during a difficult few months for David Wagner’s side. That will not be an issue north of the border, however, Celtic’s domestic domi ..read more

EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey Celtic look set to make an attacking addition to their squad with Norwich City forward Adam Idah on his way to Celtic Park. HITC Football understands that Celtic and Norwich have reached an agreement for the 22-year-old Irish international. The deal will be a straight loan move until the end of the season with no option to buy the young forward. However, both clubs will review the situation in the summer depending on how his loan goes. Norwich have allowed Idah to leave having agreed a deal for Bologna striker Sydney van Hooijdonk. The 23-year-old Dutch striker w ..read more

One of Jurgen Klopp’s biggest strengths during his time as Liverpool’s manager has been his ability to improve players and get the absolute maximum out of them. From Mohamed Salah to Andy Robertson. There have been many, many examples. Well, another name you can add to that list is youngster Conor Bradley, who has stepped up and looked the part during these past few games for Liverpool. On Sunday, the Reds, in the first home game since Jurgen Klopp announced that he was leaving at the end of the season, dispatched Championship side Norwich City 5-2 to progress in the FA Cup. Conor Bradley star ..read more

A round-up of the latest transfer gossip from around Europe as West Ham United eye Jonathan Rowe and Leicester City react to interest in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s switch. The cream of the crop in the Championship so far this season have started to attract interest from Premier League clubs. Rowe has lit up Norwich City’s attack as one of the second-tier’s top scorers. Dewsbury-Hall has also been instrumental for Leicester’s top-of-the-table term. Only Leif Davis (12) and Adam Armstrong (11) have more assists than Dewsbury-Hall (9) this season so far. The midfielder even ranks 10th for goals with ..read more

HITC understands that Everton have turned their attentions to West Ham winger Said Benrahma. The Toffees are looking to find a replacement for current loanee Arnaut Danjuma, as HITC understands he has already agreed terms on a move to French side Lyon and he is waiting for the green-light to seal a switch to Ligue 1 before the January window closes. Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images West Ham have told Benrahma that he can leave this month and ideally they would like a permanent sale but they accept now a loan is more likely for the former Brentford man. Battle for Benrahma Marseill ..read more