LAST UPDATE | 31 Jan 2022
RANGERS HAVE PULLED off a deadline-day coup by signing Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey on loan from Juventus.
The out-of-favour Juve player opted for a switch to the Scottish champions despite interest from the Premier League and elsewhere.
The 31-year-old, whose contract in Turin runs until the summer of 2023, is one of the biggest signings to hit Scottish football in recent seasons.
Rangers earlier announced the signing of 20-year-old right-back Mateusz Zukowski from Lechia Gdanks but failed with an improved bid for John Souttar, which was understood to be in the region of £400,000.
Hearts were assessing potential options in case Souttar left late in the day but were otherwise happy with their business.
Celtic had their new arrivals sorted before deadline day but there have been loan departures from Parkhead.
Former Sheffield Wednesday defender Osaze Urhoghide has joined Oostende with the Belgian side holding an option to buy, while 19-year-old Adam Montgomery has joined Aberdeen.
St Mirren signed former Kilmarnock and Rangers winger Jordan Jones on loan from Wigan until the end of the season after allowing Kyle McAllister to join Partick Thistle in a similar deal.
The Buddies have also had fresh approaches for Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath.
Manager Jim Goodwin said: “This afternoon there are conversations ongoing between our club and a couple of other clubs but as with anything there is a cost involved and it is up to the buyers to meet the valuation that we put on the player.”
- Updated at 21:30 with confirmation of Ramsey’s move
Penny pinching by English Rugby union only 20 players should be 30/40. Shows how mean they are.
@Michael Dunne: can you pick the 30/40 now that they will play the next world cup?, Thats why its 20, plus clubs are better compensated per player. At £32million per year for the next four years, its hardly penny pinching, in fact in an increase on the £28m per year they were playing, don’t forgot they give each club a fee for have x number of EQ players permatch day squad, and acamady targets etc, on top of the 20 players.
@Michael Dunne: Remind me how the number of Central Contracts evolved in Ireland
Steve Borthwick my arse! I see Conor O’Shea’s fingerprints all over this. It could just put English rugby on to a sustainable trajectory, otherwise they become a feeder league for the Top 14.