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<\/p>\nThe Austria international has joined on loan from Freiburg and been handed the number nine jersey<\/p>\n
Celtic new Bhoy Junior Adamu(Image: Stuart Wallace\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Junior Adamu insists he\u2019ll be laughing if he ends the season with a Premiership medal in one hand and a ticket to America in the other.<\/p>\n
But, then again, Celtic\u2019s<\/a> new striker might be grinning no matter what happens. The on-loan Freiburg frontman insisted he\u2019s a smiling assassin on the pitch but he\u2019s deadly serious when it comes to firing the Hoops to the title and bagging a place in the Austria World Cup<\/a> squad.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old checked in on deadline day on an initial move until the summer with a view to a permanent deal. <\/a>And he\u2019s out to lighten the mood at Parkhead.<\/p>\n Adamu<\/a> said: \u201cI\u2019m a striker who is always laughing. On the pitch, I\u2019m a guy who will run for the team, give 100 per cent, and work so that we achieve our goals.<\/p>\n “I am dangerous in the box, where I can score a lot of goals. When I\u2019m outside the pitch, I always laugh, because laughing gives me a good feeling and positive vibes. Positive is my middle name!<\/p>\n \u201cI knew before that Celtic play in the Champions League, and they\u2019ve won the Champions League. For now, I\u2019m here, and we will see in the summer what happens [with a permanent move]. I want to give my best, and we will see what happens.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to have more minutes to play for the World Cup because that\u2019s my goal to reach that. I decided to go on loan, and I decided on this club, and I\u2019m really happy to be here.<\/p>\n \u201cI spoke with the manager from the national team [Ralf Rangnick] before joining Celtic. He wanted to see me play. There were other clubs, he said the other clubs were good, but that I should decide and have a good feeling.<\/p>\n “I had to speak with the Celtic manager, and then I decided to go to Celtic.\u201d<\/p>\n And Adamu insisted he\u2019s ready to battle it out with Tomas Cvnacara and Kelechi Iheanacho to be Celtic\u2019s main man up top.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt feels good to wear the No.9. There are good strikers here. Now it\u2019s my turn to show what I can do and help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> and Celtic<\/a> pages, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We’re also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n