However Celtic supervisor Martin O’Neill was interested in his “expertise of high-level soccer”.

“He has additionally been concerned in European competitors, so we’re bringing in a proficient, skilled, worldwide ahead to essentially improve our attacking choices,” he informed Celtic’s web site.

Adamu is eyeing a league and Scottish Cup double whereas scoring “plenty of objectives” and needs “to enhance as a participant”.

Requested what sort of participant Celtic followers will see in motion, he added: “I am harmful within the field and hungry for objectives. That is what the supervisor sees in me and I wish to present that on the pitch.”

The announcement of 22-year-old Mvuka’s signing got here eight minutes after the closure of the January switch window.

Nevertheless, the Norwegian isn’t any stranger to the Scottish champions, having performed towards them within the Convention League in 2022 for Bodo/Glimt, the place he was a team-mate of Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti.

He joined Lorient in 2023 however has made solely 5 begins and 10 substitute appearances for the facet sitting ninth in Ligue 1.

“Joel is a proficient participant who has an excellent degree of expertise achieved at some actually good golf equipment,” O’Neill mentioned.

“He’ll give the squad another choice, he’s very fast, capable of play on each wings”

The 20-year-old Arthur has made simply three appearances for Premier League outfit Brentford, together with two begins in his season’s League Cup.

Nevertheless, O’Neill thinks the England youth worldwide is “a superb participant, with actual attributes, good peak, energy and pace”.

His arrival permits Stephen Welsh to return to Motherwell on mortgage after being recalled as cowl throughout January.

In the meantime, Kenny heads for the facet sitting third in League One having didn’t develop into a primary choose since O’Neill’s return to Celtic.

The 22-year-old Irishman, signed in January 2024 from Shamrock Rovers, has performed 22 occasions for Celtic this season, 12 of them begins, and scoring six occasions.