Celtic lastly have their new striker with the arrival of former Sevilla ahead Kelechi Iheanacho, greater than 24 hours after the Scottish switch deadline.
Iheanacho had been in talks to affix Brendan Rodgers’ aspect on Monday night following his launch by Sevilla earlier that day, however they weren’t accomplished in time to beat the clock and the 28-year-old needed to wait till 11.06pm on Tuesday evening for his switch to be introduced.
Celtic had already seemed so as to add Anderlecht striker Kasper Dolberg to their ranks, solely to be gazumped by Ajax on the final second, earlier than Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana rejected a mortgage transfer.
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It left the Scottish Premiership champions in need of numbers in assault after letting Adam Idah be part of Swansea for £7m earlier than a substitute had been discovered.
The Hoops did handle one Deadline Day arrival, finishing the £5.2m signing of Hammarby IF winger Sebastian Tounekti, earlier than getting Iheanacho’s transfer over the road a day later.
The transfer reunites the Nigeria ahead with Brendan Rodgers, who as Leicester supervisor oversaw one of the best scoring season of his profession when he netted 12 Premier League targets in 2020/21.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers might be reunited with Iheanacho after their time collectively at Leicester Metropolis
Rodgers mentioned: “I do know Kelechi so properly and what he can carry to the workforce. He’s such a gifted participant, with nice skill, athleticism and work-rate.
“I’m certain he’ll love being at Celtic and I imagine our followers will love what he brings. He has nice expertise and he’s proper in his peak years so he could be a nice signing for us. I’m certain he’ll make a giant contribution to the workforce.”
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