Celtic sent warning, Rangers aiming to finalise latest deal, SPFL star in big move – Scottish transfer news
Here are some of the latest Scottish transfer news stories including Rangers, Celtic and more.The competitive season is here for Scottish clubs as Rangers, Celtic and more get down to transfer business.World Cup action is drawing to a conclusion which will put club matters firmly back on the agenda. Rangers and Hearts have made a flurry of signings but criticisms of Celtic over slow recruitment have started to raise their head again. There’s still time for deals to be done before the first week of Premiership action in under a fortnight’s time.In your Sunday morning transfer bulletin, we have all the latest reports, rumours and completed deals with news from Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and beyond.Read MoreCeltic sent transfer warningHoops icon Paul Lambert has warned his ex-side that they are not good enough to compete this term with the squad in its current state. Celtic drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough in a friendly on Saturday as the former midfielder raised concerns on Sportsound of recruitment done so far with just forward Camilo Duran arriving. He said: “If you don’t spend, you stand still. That’s always the key. You have to improve. Listen, I’ve seen Celtic – they’re nowhere near good enough at this moment in time, nowhere near it. “I think everybody recognises it and knows it.”You get [Daizen] Maeda, who turned up for about six games last season, so that’s not enough over a season, it’s not enough. You need people to do it consistently over the course of a season. Because they want a move, you get six or seven games out of them at the end of the season – it doesn’t work, you have to get guys that do it over a long period of time. The problem they’ve got at the minute is, the squad was very limited last season – they won’t get away with that again. The manager knows it… They need ready-made players. And the infrastructure has got to be so important for them to do that.But they need ready-made players that know how to win football matches because you won’t get away with it, not this time. The squad’s not strong enough, you can see that.”Rangers transfer latestAt Ibrox, Rangers are keen to tie up a deal for Partizan Belgrade captain Vanja Dragojevic, as interest grows in Nico Raskin. A £4m deal to bring the midfielder to Ibrox has been agreed to the Daily Record and Rangers ‘are looking to finalise the deal, personal terms and gain a work permit.’ Tromso’s Jens Hjerto-Dahl remains a target but Cardiff City are providing competition.Rangers midfielder is linked with a big money move…
