Rodgers should sell the Celtic flop who is now worth less than Adam Idah

Celtic They did not choose to spend money ahead of the club’s Champions League qualifiers this summer, and ended up in the Europa League after losing a play-off to Kyrat.

Their cautious approach in those qualifiers and the fact that they did not qualify for the league stage of the Champions League meant that they did not make any major signings.

The Hoops are yet to sign a player for £6m or more in the summer transfer window, a year after signing. Adam Idah from Norwich for £9.5mArne Engels from Augsburg for 11 million pounds sterlingAnd Auston Trusty L £6 million from Sheffield United.

Part of their decision not to spend money this summer may be that the money spent last year didn’t work out, as Idah ended up leaving 12 months out following his £9.5m move to Parkhead.

How much money did Celtic lose on Adam Idah?

Celtic have committed to paying a massive £9.5m fee to sign the Ireland international from the Canary Islands after an initial five-month spell on loan from the English side.

Idah, as shown in the figure above, scored 20 goals in all competitions last season for the team Scottish Premier League The Giants, however, still average less than a goal every other game.

This led to the club agreeing a £6m move to Swansea City on deadline day at the start of September, meaning the Bhoys have earned £3.5m of their value after just 12 months at Parkhead.

Idah isn’t the only player from this trio of big-money signings in 2024 to not provide value in Glasgow, though, as the Hoops should also look to move on from Trusty.

Why should Celtic sell Auston Trust?

As previously reported, Celtic paid £6m to sign the USA international to bolster their central defensive options, making him a better player. The seventh participant is the most expensive signature In the club’s history.

Trusty’s performances on the pitch for the Hoops have not lived up to that cost, as he finds himself behind Liam Scales in the pecking order at centre-back on the left side.

Left-footed flop, which was Described as “strong” by Brendan RodgersThe Ireland international outperformed him in the Scottish Premiership last season, as shown in the stats below.

Trusty had not started either of his two Premier League matches at the start of the current season before suffering a heel injury, which has kept him out of action in recent weeks.

As a result of his poor, error-riddled performances, the American central defender’s market value has dropped by millions at Parkhead since his £6m move from Sheffield United.

According to Transfermarkt, Trusty’s market value has risen from €7m at the time of his move to Celtic to €5m at the time of writing (14/10/2025), meaning he is currently valued at around £4m.

This is £2m less than the amount Swansea paid for Idah and £2m less than the fee the Hoops paid to sign him from Sheffield United last year, showing that the club had a howler with the defender.

That’s why the Scottish giants should look to cut their losses on Trusty in the upcoming January transfer window before his market value drops further and they have to take a bigger loss.

Celtic have already been forced to take a £3.5m hit on Idah from that batch of summer signings from 2024, and they may have to take a £2m hit on Trusty unless he can turn around his career at Parkhead in the next few months.