Iheanacho was released by Sevilla, which allowed Celtic<\/a> to sign him for nothing and reunite him with old manager Brendan Rodgers.<\/p>\n Kilmarnock is up next for Celtic<\/a> and Iheanacho says he is fit to face them at Rugby Park<\/a> having trained with his new teammates since Monday.<\/p>\n So what are captain Callum McGregor\u2019s<\/a> first impressions of the Nigerian?<\/p>\n McGregor sat down in front of the press at Lennoxtown on Friday and was asked initially if he feels Celtic have emerged from the transfer window strong enough.<\/p>\n He then went on to describe Iheanacho as \u2018hungry\u2019 in training and that the early signs are good for the former Leicester City hitman.<\/p>\n McGregor said: \u201cI think, having seen what I\u2019ve seen this week in training, certainly in the last week, there\u2019s a real hunger, there\u2019s a real desire for the guys that have come in and actually really good level as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve added sort of pace and penetration at the top end. We\u2019ve added a top striker, albeit not played so much, but the early signs are good. He looks good, he looks hungry to be part of what we\u2019re doing here.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019ve actually been really encouraged with what I\u2019ve seen in the last sort of seven, eight training sessions over the break.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that if we start well on Sunday and we start to gather some momentum, I think the team will start to really come together.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Iheanacho play against Kilmarnock?<\/p>\n Rodgers was asked at his own presser how his squad is shaping up ahead of the visit to East Ayrshire on Sunday.<\/p>\n He revealed that Kieran Tierney is not injured and trained on Friday, while Iheanacho is also available for matchday selection<\/a>.<\/p>\n But will he start as the main striker? It\u2019s between Iheanacho and Daizen Maeda given Adam Idah was sold on deadline day.<\/p>\n![\"Celtic](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2230329624-1024x710.jpg\")
Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesMcGregor encouraged by early Iheanacho signs at Celtic<\/p>\n