Former Burnley midfielder Marvin Bartley believes that Super Eagles forward Cyril Dessers would be a more prolific option for Celtic than Adam Idah if given the chance to lead the line next season.
Dessers, who has scored 25 goals and registered seven assists in all competitions for Rangers this season, has outshone Idah’s tally of 18 goals and one assist in 50 games.
Speaking on Superscoreboard, Bartley said he would prefer Dessers over Idah as Celtic’s main striker.
“Yeah, well, [Idah’s goals at] Aston Villa springs to mind, doesn’t it? When he was given that start, he definitely does extremely well in that,” Bartley noted.
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“And that’s the thing, at times you can see Adam Idah like that, but there have been other games where he’s looked off it for the level that’s probably needed to be a main number nine at Celtic.
“Even the one that he runs through with Liam Kelly, I know he scores later on with a deflection, but for me, I had no confidence that he was going to run through and put that ball in the back of the net.
“I just think Dessers would outscore him and outperform him in that Celtic team. I think that Celtic team is something to be feared,” the 38-year-old added, in quotes published by 67 Hail Hail.