‘He came up with a plan’ – Adam Idah on the conversation with Brendan Rodgers that sealed Celtic move

Idah joined Celtic just before the transfer window closed and after an impressive beginning, including two goals in his first start, he’s poised to make his home debut, having made all three appearances to date away from home.

Idah’s career had taken a backwards step at Norwich where he was relegated to the status of substitute so he wanted to use his time at Parkhead well and had conversations with Rodgers and international teammates Liam Scales and Mikey Johnston to prepare him.

"We spoke briefly before I came, he came up with a plan, what he wanted me to do and how I can progress with my career,” Idah said of Rodgers, speaking to Celtic’s official podcast.

"That's all I wanted, to develop, and the plan he's given me was a no-brainer to come. With the history he's got in terms of getting teams to achieve things, improving players, that's all I wanted.

"I spoke to them [Scales and Johnston] just before I came in here, just to let them know that Celtic were interested, they told me about the city and the club, that was helpful in me coming here. Scalsey helped me settle in, showed me around the city and introduced me to the boys. I haven't been out around the city that much but any time I have been, the fans have been great, on social media every single message I had was unbelievable, I've never really had that before, you do hear of players who get bad comments but I've not had a single bad comment."

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Idah said it was an ambition to play for Celtic but he did not expect it to land his way so early.

“It's really big back home, all my friends and family are big supporters of Celtic, myself included, it's a massive club back in the Republic of Ireland,” he said.

“For me it was always a place I wanted to come and play, I wanted to play for Celtic ever since I was a little kid and to do it now is unbelievable. It's a club I always wanted to play for but I didn't expect it to come this early in my career so when I had the chance it was a no-brainer.

“I have experienced quite a bit, I have been in first team football for five years now so I have been around a bit. Playing in the Premier League was a big thing, playing against all these quality players and different styles of play. Coming up against different managers was good for me and maybe I can help out with a few things. The Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world, every team you play against is unbelievable no matter who you play against it's a test.”