Odsonne Edouard;Celtic former player announces his return to club suddenly

The Frenchman is completely out of favour at the Foxes and faces a bleak future at parent club Crystal Palace

No one could begrudge Odsonne Edouard of testing himself in the Premier League after four prolific years at Celtic.

But his success since tripling his salary down south is a candid reminder that life isn’t always greener away from Parkhead.

While the jury remains out on the £20million splurged on Arne Engels and Adam Idah, there’s no question that Edouard repaid his then-club record transfer fee and more throughout his trophy-laden stay in Glasgow.

Signed from PSG in 2018 after a sparkling loan stint, the £9m hitman plundered almost a century of goals to cement his status as a fans’ favourite.

French Eddy – as he was affectionately known by the green-and-white faithful – was a constant thorn in Rangers’ defence and delivered his weight of goals in Europe too, convincing Crystal Palace to complete a £14m swoop in 2021.

After a disastrous 10-in-a-row season, some fans had accused Edouard of downing tools – despite netting a more than respectable 22 goals. And a parting of ways probably arrived at the right time – with Japanese sensation Kyogo quickly making the Celtic faithful forget all about the Frenchman.

Four seasons later, Edouard finds himself at a career crossroads. Leicester City offered him the chance to relaunch his career last summer after falling out of favour at Selhurst Park – but the season-loan loan deal has been an utter disaster.

Despite being fit, Edouard hasn’t kicked a ball for the soon-to-be-relegated Foxes since November 10 and has been included in just ONE matchday squad since Ruud van Nistelrooy took over the reins during the same month.

According to the Telegraph, Leicester paid a £2.5m loan fee and agreed to cover a hefty portion of his £90,000-a-week pay packet, a huge financial sacrifice when the club are desperately battling to comply with PSR.