Norwich City legend Chris Sutton still expects Adam Idah to leave the club this summer, despite a positive start to pre-season.

Celtic's interest in the 23-year-old continues to dominate headlines north of the border, with manager Brendan Rodgers keen to bring him back to Parkhead.

Idah is also open to re-joining his former loan club after a successful spell in Scotland, but Canaries head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup has made his appreciation of the Irishman clear.

City's new boss started him both of their pre-season clashes in Belgium, praising him after an assist in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Standard Liege. That came after a series of glowing assessments earlier in the summer, with both Thorup and sporting director Ben Knapper talking up the striker's talents.

The Hoops have yet to make an acceptable bid for Idah, but have seen their funds boosted after selling out-of-favour South Korean international Oh Hyeon-gyu.

Former Norwich and Celtic forward Sutton says that could be an indicator the Scottish champions haven't given up on Idah up yet, with squad building continuing less than two weeks out from their opening league game against Kilmarnock.

"The return of the international players will give the side a more familiar look over in the United States but there is still work to be done," he wrote in his Daily Record column.

"The decision to allow Oh Hyeon-gyu to leave suggests to me Celtic are confident they will get Adam Idah back, despite some of the noises from Norwich.

"I’m sure Rodgers would have preferred to have him on board for the US but the good thing about Idah is they know all about him and he wouldn’t need time to settle in.

"Celtic can afford to wait until the deal is right and he’ll walk back into the set-up without too much fuss."