Kelechi Iheanacho has made a strong start at Bursaspor and is already putting up numbers Celtic would happily take from one of their strikers.
He has scored in every league match so far and hit two in Bursaspor’s 4-0 win over Istanbulspor last week.
Bursaspor have scored 10 league goals this season, with Iheanacho directly involved in eight of them.
The Turkish side are third in the TFF 1. Lig after winning four of their first five games.
There is one clear point to make.
This is the Turkish second division, so the level is arguably lower than what Iheanacho faced with Celtic in Scotland and Europe.
Even so, his form is hard to ignore.
Iheanacho never found a steady run of form in Glasgow until the final weeks of his Celtic career, but he has carried that momentum into Turkey.
He scored and assisted on his Bursaspor debut against Bodrum FK, then scored against Iğdır FK and Karagümrük.
That gives him eight goal contributions in 423 league minutes.
Celtic have moved on with other attacking options, but Iheanacho’s start at Bursaspor will still catch the eye.
The level may be lower, but he is taking his chances and scoring every week.
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