It’s nearly August already and that means the transfer window is about to enter its endgame.
And that means Rangers will need to get a move on as the Russell Martin rebuild continues.
A win over Panathinaikos was only half the job ahead of next week’s return leg at Ibrox but Russell Martin has promised fans his squad will look dramatically different come the end of the window. Another new winger may be next after Djeidi Gassama’s impressive debut.
Ambition feels like the buzzword after Celtic’s 5-1 hammering in the Como Cup at the hands of Ajax.
The result won’t concern Brendan Rodgers in itself, but the work behind the scenes to get more players in will only intensify as a result. Michel-Ange Balikwisha’s name just won’t go away and now his agent’s piped up to pour even more petrol on the fire. Jakob Breum’s another name is still being pushed, despite Go Ahead Eagles booting out a £1.5m offer.
Serbian starlet Andrej Bacanin has dropped a huge hint that he fancies a move to Parkhead – with both halves of Glasgow circling.
In Edinburgh, Hearts have snapped up Albanian winger Sabah Kerjota and are closing in on Pierre Landry Kabore, while Derek McInnes wants another midfielder.
Hibs have batted away bids from Blackburn and Charlton for Lewis Miller.
Up in the north-east, Aberdeen have landed Alfie Dorrington while fending off offers for Shayden Morris. Meanwhile, Vicente Besuijen has packed his bags for Helsinki.
