Fearful Celtic diehard breaks ultimate Hotline rule as he swoons over Michael Beale's Rangers renovation

There was plenty of Old Firm chat as per on the Hotline but the £259m offer from Saudi for Kylian Mbappe didn't go unnoticed, so let's start with a couple of fears on the direction in which the game we love is flowing as expressed by our callers.

First up was Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, emailed: "Saudi Arabia is in a different world run by a ruthless royal family who have an abysmal record on human rights, but that's ignored by the western world that badly needs their oil. Now they are out to take control of football with bribery of Europe's best players with barrels of oil money, turning football into a bottomless money pit. European football authorities should start to be worried about what's going on with star players lining up for their golden ticket to board the gravy train to riches beyond their wildest dreams."

Eddie Easson, Ballingry, Fife, added: "I'm going to make a prediction and remember you heard it here. Saudi Arabia and the other super rich gulf countries will be in the Champions League and other Euro tournaments very soon. Why? Because money talks. FIFA has already given in by giving the World Cup to Qatar. UEFA will do exactly the same."

Right, enough of that. Let's get back to the bickering. Peter Lyons, Blantyre , said: "Rangers' fans trying to compare Beale's signings to Ange's is laughable. How many of the new Beale signings are internationals?" Ian McKendrick said: "Celtic fans are saying nobody knows any of the Rangers signings...but who are the players they are signing? We've never heard of them either."

Donald Dundas emailed: "Now that Manchester United have issued a £40million fee for Scott McTominay, I can't wait to see him standing with a Celtic scarf above his head. Let's see how