Celtic are in talks with Norwich City to sign Adam Idah permanently.
The Scottish Premiership champions rejected an initial offer of £4m last month but a new improved offer led to the two clubs re-opening talks.
Ida is believed to be keen on a return to Celtic, where he enjoyed a successful loan spell during the second half of last season.
The 23-year-old joined Brendan Rodgers’ side on loan in the winter transfer window and scored nine goals in 19 games, including the Scottish Cup final against Rangers, helping Celtic win the Premier League title. There was more success in the league.
sky sports news It was revealed last week that Ida was facing disciplinary action after failing to attend Norwich’s flight to their pre-season training camp in Austria.
Celtic began their Scottish Premiership defense campaign with a 4-0 win over Kilmarnock and visit Hibernian this Sunday – Live broadcast starts at 11.30am on Sky Sports.
Rodgers aims for domestic treble
While work continues on the transfer front as Celtic look to bring in players, Rodgers insists his aim this season is to dominate domestically.
He told Sky Sports News: “Our goal is to win every domestic trophy. You can’t hide anything beyond that.
“We are in an exciting Champions League format so we want to get into the play-offs.
“But beyond that, for me, it’s about performance and consistency in football. There were stretches last year where we played some good football, probably more towards the end, and there were a few bits and pieces in between. the match of.
“But now everything is clearer and how we work. I hope we can really be more consistent.
“Tactically, we worked a little bit in pre-season, especially in the United States, against some very good opponents.
“It’s funny because one of my young players who played for Chelsea, a former player, said after the game ‘we’re playing against Brendan’s team’.
“So, for me personally, it’s a good sign for me because he’s played for me before and knows what my expectations and demands are, and he can see that in different teams but in the same way. way of playing football.
When does the summer transfer window close?
this 2024 summer transfer window Now open and will close on 30 August at 11pm (England) and 11.30pm (Scotland) UK time.
The Premier League and Scottish Premiership have brought forward deadlines to align with other major European leagues. The deadline was determined following discussions with leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.