With 500 EFL appearances to his name and over 100 goals in a 20 year professional career as a strong burly forward, former Wolverhampton Wanderers hit man Don Goodman knows more than most about what it takes to succeed as a striker in the Championship.
Goodman expects Ireland international Idah to have a positive impact in the Championship and fit straight into Alan Sheehan’s side after leaving Celtic Park with a point to prove despite scoring twenty times for the Hoops.
The Swans eventually landed Idah on deadline day, with the Cork-born player becoming Swansea’s most expensive signing outside the Premier League.
The 24-year-old, could make his Swansea debut against Hull City on Saturday after scoring for the Ireland against Hungary during the international break.
“Swansea have started well,” Goodman told Betway. “They’ve only lost to Middlesbrough on the opening day, which was quite a poor game with nothing in it really.
“They clearly felt the need to boost their attacking options, and I’m not surprised because they only scored 51 goals in the league last season.
“There were only eight teams that scored fewer than that, so if you’re only scoring 51 goals, then you’ve got no chance of doing well at this level.
“They’ve brought in a few attackers, most notably Manuel Benson and Adam Idah.
“It’s a big fee, paying £7 million for Idah, but what it says to me is that Swansea City look like they’re being quite ambitious, and that’s the first time you can say that in quite a while.
“At 24 years old, I would suspect that Idah will want to prove himself. I feel like there is more to come from him, especially with the physical attributes that he’s got.
“There’s no doubt that he’ll have to work harder for goals because he’s no longer playing for the best team in the league.
“But when you analyse it, he got 20 goals in 53 games for Celtic last season, which isn’t bad.
“I think if he applies himself, then he will be a good addition for Swansea; however, I do think it is a bit of an inflated transfer fee.”
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