{"id":112669,"date":"2025-09-03T23:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/112669\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:50:08","slug":"how-adam-idah-is-really-feeling-about-his-celtic-transfer-deadline-day-exit-to-swansea-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/112669\/","title":{"rendered":"How Adam Idah is really feeling about his Celtic transfer deadline day exit to Swansea City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Celtic sold Adam Idah when Brendan Rodgers was still looking for a striker.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bizarre move, especially after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/opinion\/someone-at-celtic-owes-fans-an-explanation-after-what-brendan-rodgers-said-about-selling-adam-idah\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic manager said Idah<\/a> would not be sold unless another striker was brought in.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Rodgers\u2019 statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/transfers\/celtic-are-adam-idahs-first-interview-as-a-swansea-city-player-as-7m-transfer-exit-sealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic still sold the striker<\/a> and now Idah is at Swansea City ready to embark on a new chapter of his career.<\/p>\n<p>But did the big Irishman really want to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic<\/a>? Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson spills the beans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2224738103-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Idah in action for Celtic against Sporting CP in pre-season\" class=\"wp-image-299179\" \/>Photo by Gualter Fatia\/Getty ImagesAdam Idah \u2018really happy\u2019 with Celtic move to Swansea City<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/adam-idah\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Idah<\/a> is currently on international duty with the Republic of Ireland as they prepare for their World Cup qualifiers with Hungary and Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, Ireland boss Hallgrimsson shared what he asked Idah and Chiedoze Ogbene about their summer moves.<\/p>\n<p>Hallgrimsson said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/transfer-deadline-live-celtic-rangers-35830723?utm_source=linkCopy&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=sharebar#entry839016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Daily Record<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019ve discussed with both of them, they\u2019re really happy with their moves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur wish, of course, is that they will have a lot of playing time and do well at their clubs. I think they\u2019re good moves for them both, considering their talks with their previous clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess, in a hope, it will be a positive move and they will be playing on a consistent basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Idah\u2019s complete all-time Celtic stats<\/p>\n<p>Fans will argue whether or not Idah was a success at Celtic. Many would suggest he was, considering in his loan spell, he helped wrap up a league and cup double.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s take a look at his all-time Celtic stats:<\/p>\n<p>Appearances: 76Goals: 29Assists: 3<\/p>\n<p>Idah\u2019s goal average was a goal every 2.62 games, which is not bad considering most of his appearances were from the Celtic bench.<\/p>\n<p>The Irishman will always divide opinion among the fans but there is no doubt that without Idah, Celtic may not have won the league that saw the Hoops enjoy a successful Champions League campaign last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtic sold Adam Idah when Brendan Rodgers was still looking for a striker. 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