Swansea close in on capture of Celtic striker Idah

Striker Adam Idah joined Celtic from Norwich City in February 2024

Swansea City are closing in the signing of Adam Idah after agreeing a fee with Celtic for the Republic of Ireland striker.

The 24-year-old is now set for a medical with the Championship club.

Although Swansea head coach Alan Sheehan chose to play down reports linking them with Idah on Thursday, the player now seems poised to become a part of the set-up at the Swansea.com Stadium.

"He is a player I'm aware of obviously, an Irish international so yeah I do know him. A good player but I don't want to comment on anybody that's not our player," Sheehan had said.

Celtic paid a fee thought to be in the region of £9.5m to bring Idah from Norwich City in August 2024 but he has struggled for form, and the Hoops are unlikely to recoup anywhere near the fee they paid for him.

Sheehan is on the lookout for a striker to compete with the likes of Zan Vipotnik, Liam Cullen and Bobby Wales.

"We're having a look at where where the balance is with what we have in the building and on what we want to improve depth-wise," added Sheehan.

"Because if we lose a player here or there, we look a bit lighter in some areas, so that's something to to go through in the next couple of days."

One player who could exit Swansea is Wales midfielder Ollie Cooper.

Cooper has missed out on being included in Craig Bellamy's latest squad for the World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan on 4 September - something that Sheehan has discussed with the player.

"I think that's something that will come out in the next couple of days and see where Ollie is," said Sheehan.

"He was involved the other night [against Plymouth Argyle] and in league games as well, so I think for somebody like Ollie he does need to be playing regularly, and to go and have an impact on that World Cup squad is something that I've spoken about with him.

"We've had open dialogue but let's see what happens in the next couple of days if he's still here. If he goes he'll be treated consistently by us."