John Hartson has openly criticised Norwich City for their high valuation of Adam Idah, expressing frustration as Celtic struggles to secure the striker on a permanent basis.
Celtic had a £4 million bid rejected at the start of the summer and there has been no second approach. Tensions are beginning to build on all sides of the deal.
Hartson spoke on Go Radio, voicing his concerns about Celtic’s forward options and urging the club to improve their attacking lineup, especially for competitions like the Champions League.
Reflecting on Idah’s time at Celtic, where he significantly boosted his profile after a successful loan spell, Hartson feels Norwich is now capitalising unfairly on the striker’s enhanced market value.
He pointed out that prior to joining Celtic, Idah was not a regular starter for Norwich, suggesting that Celtic played a crucial role in his development and increased visibility.
Accusing Norwich City of “taking the mick”, he said: “I would like another centre forward in, I don’t want to get the window out the way and we’ve still only got Kyogo. I think they’re on the lookout for one but they’re dragging their heels with Idah at the minute, I don’t know what’s happening.
“I hope the club don’t think they’ve got enough domestically. Because they have got enough domestically but I’d like to see Brendan Rodgers bring in some quality to add to the quality they already have. In the Champions League, you need that quality.
“I’m a little bit aggrieved with Norwich because he wasn’t in the team, he was on the bench. Celtic gave him a platform to make a name for himself, gave him game time which he wasn’t getting a lot of at Norwich. Now he’s done really well, you half expect it because clubs get as greedy as they can and try and get as much out the players as they can.
“But to be asking reportedly £6.5/7/8million, and he’s only been playing regularly for six months. I know it’s business but I’m a little bit aggrieved by that. I think they’re taking the mick a bit.”
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