Adam Idah relishing responsibility of becoming ‘the main man’ at Celtic

Adam Idah is excited about the prospect of being the number-one striker at Celtic going into the second half of the season.

The 23-year-old Republic of Ireland international had played second fiddle to Kyogo Furuhashi after signing last summer from Norwich for a reported fee of £9.5million following a successful loan spell at Parkhead.

Celtic failed to replace Furuhashi after the Japan international moved to French club Rennes in the January transfer window, leaving Idah as the main striker.

Idah has support from 21-year-old Johnny Kenny, who made his debut last month after coming back from a loan spell at Shamrock Rovers, and Japan international Daizen Maeda, a winger for the Hoops who can play through the middle.

Idah, who has scored three goals in his last two games to take his tally for the season to 11, said: “Of course, it’s nice for me, obviously, that potentially I’ve got a lot more game time on my hands, but at the end of the day, it’s not my decision whether the club signs a striker or not.

“I want to be the main man, and I want to have that role and responsibility to try and help the team.

“So it’s exciting times for me, and hopefully I can carry on the goal scoring that I’ve been doing.

“It’s why I came to Celtic in the first place. Even last year when I came (on loan) I wanted more minutes, and I’ve come back again in the summer and now I’ve got a big responsibility to take, and I’m ready to take it.

“You want to play as many minutes as you can and I’m ready to take that role now.

“But it’s all about the team. I don’t think I’d be too bothered if another striker came in, because at the end of the day, we all want the same thing, and that’s to win as many trophies and titles as we can.

“So whoever comes in, we know they’re going to help. We’re not really too focused on who comes in or who’s going out. It’s just whoever’s in the building right now and then we focus on the job.”