Norwich City striker Adam Idah has completed his loan move to Scottish giants Celtic.
The Canaries confirmed the departure of the 22-year-old striker late on transfer deadline night, after Idah flew into Glasgow to finalise his short term move on Wednesday.
It caps a whirlwind few days for the Republic of Ireland international, who was targeted by Serie A clubs Genoa and Verona, and attracted interest from a clutch of Championship rivals.
Verona launched a loan with a buy option for €3.5m, a figure which was rejected by the Canaries, before the Bhoys stepped in to seal a dream move for the Corkman.
Contrary to initial reports in Sccotland there is no buy option clause in the deal.
“It’s such a huge club with such a big history behind it and I can’t even put into words what it’s like to be at Celtic," said Idah, speaking to Celtic TV.
“My family and my friends are all delighted that I’m here and I just can’t wait to get started. All of us back home support Celtic so it’s huge for me and I’m so excited to be here.
"I want to play games, I want to help this team and the aim for me is to win those two trophies and I want to score a lot of goals for this club."
City were willing to let Idah go on loan after discussions with his advisors before the window opened, with the forward increasingly frustrated at his lack of game time under David Wagner.
But an injury to Nottingham Forest loanee, Hwang Ui-Jo, and an upturn in results looked to have closed the door.
Sporting director Ben Knapper sanctioned Idah's exit in the last few days of the window, with Norwich later confirming the signing of Bologna forward Sydney van Hooijdonk as Idah's replacement.
The Dutchman now will join Josh Sargent and Ashley Barnes as Wagner's frontline options for the Championship run-in.
Idah could make his Bhoys' debut in Saturday's lunchtime Scottish Premiership trip to Aberdeen.
Brendan Rodgers' squad is five points clear of bitter rivals Rangers, who have a league game in hand.
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