Celtic's Odsonne Edouard to learn from French team-mates
Tuesday 5 September 2017 17:13, UK
Celtic signing Odsonne Edouard is confident he will learn from his new team-mates Moussa Dembele and Olivier Ntcham and insists he would have no qualms in scoring against parent club Paris Saint-Germain when the two sides meet in the Champions League.
Edouard joined the Hoops on a season-long loan from PSG where he trained for a short while alongside Neymar, warning Celtic to "expect the unexpected" from the world's most expensive player.
A product of the PSG academy, the 19-year-old is targeting the Scottish Premiership title with Celtic and feels working alongside French duo Dembele and Ntcham will help aid his development.
"Moussa and Olivier are amongst the best players in France in this generation so I can only benefit from them," he said.
"I know Moussa through PSG. I know Olivier as well and he is a typical example of a young player making it abroad.
"Both of them are really good examples to all of the people in the academy, for example, of young players who are so far doing very well in their career."
Edouard was named player of the tournament in France's Euro U17s win in 2014, scoring a hat-trick in the final, and spent time on loan at Toulouse last season.
He has yet to make a senior appearance for his parent side and is instead relishing the chance to take on PSG in the biggest competition in world football.
"I am really looking forward to playing in the Champions League - it is a big thing for me," said Edouard.
"Playing against PSG is something special for me. It is my parent club so it is going to be very special."
Asked whether he would think twice about netting against PSG, he stressed he would have no hesitation as he reiterated his role as a goalscorer.
"Not at all, not a problem. I'm a football player and I am here to score goals," he said.
"But the most important thing is next week and all the work I need to do next week, ahead of potentially playing."
