Swansea Complete Deal For Celtic Striker Idah

Swansea City person signed Celtic striker Adam Idah for an undisclosed interest which is believed to beryllium an first £6m.

Idah, 24, becomes nan astir costly signing ever made by Swansea erstwhile not successful nan Premier League, pinch nan transportation interest perchance rising to £7m.

The 32-cap Republic of Ireland world has agreed a five-year statement pinch nan Championship club.

"Adam's all-round expertise and his acquisition astatine nan highest level make him a value summation to our squad, and his signing is an denotation of our ambitions for nan nine moving forward," said Swansea caput coach Alan Sheehan.

"He is an eager young subordinate who wants to play a large domiciled successful what we are trying to build astatine Swansea, and his activity and expertise to agelong defences will beryllium a existent plus to us."

Swansea person spent nan summertime searching for a caller centre-forward and person seen a number of targets move elsewhere.

But Sheehan has yet sewage his man aft a interest for Idah was agreed pinch Celtic past week.

The Scottish giants delayed nan woody complete nan play earlier finalising Idah's departure.

The Cork-born subordinate leaves Celtic having scored 29 goals successful 76 appearances crossed 2 spells successful Glasgow, first while connected indebtedness successful 2023-24 and past aft joining for a reported interest of £9.5m past summer.

Idah moved to Scotland from Norwich City, wherever he scored 17 goals successful 116 appearances – 39 of which were starts – aft coming done nan club's academy.

"We person wanted to adhd to Alan's guardant options during this model and a batch of difficult activity has gone successful to trying to find a subordinate who was nan correct personification and nan correct fresh for that role," said Swansea head of shot Richard Montague.

"Adam has a wealthiness of elder experience, including astatine nan highest level of European nine competition, and we expect him to make a sizeable effect for Swansea City."