Celtic take Austria forward Adamu from Freiburg

Celtic have signed Austria striker Junior Adamu from Bundesliga club Freiburg on loan with an option to buy in the summer.

Born in Nigeria, the 24-year-old came through the RB Salzburg academy and scored 23 goals in 84 appearances for the Austrian side.

Adamu, who has nine caps for Austria, moved to Freiburg in 2023 and has found the back of the net seven times in 67 matches.

He has made 18 appearances this season, 14 of them starts, scoring once.

But Celtic manager Martin O’Neill was attracted to his “experience of high-level football”.

“He has also been involved in European competition, so we are bringing in a talented, experienced, international forward to really enhance our attacking options,” he told Celtic’s website.

Adamu becomes Celtic’s third signing of the January transfer window – all loans.

Czech Republic striker Tomas Cvancara has already found the net after arriving from Borussia Mönchengladbach, while Bournemouth full-back Julian Araujo has also made an early impression.

Adamu is eyeing a league and Scottish Cup double while scoring “a lot of goals” and wants “to improve as a player”.

“I’ve spoken with the manager and he’s given me good motivation and I trust him,” he said.

“He’s given me that trust, he’s told me how the system is and I feel the connection is really strong.”