Scottish Premiership transfer window winners and losers as Celtic weaker, Rangers quiet and struggling Saints tool up
The collective groans from fans of Scottish Premiership clubs are quite clear the morning after the close of the transfer window.
There was no real deadline day drama on a par with the likes of Robbie Keane or Aaron Ramsey being squeezed in before the clock struck 11pm. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t good work done earlier in the window by some of the top flight clubs, however, most supporters appear to be a bit underwhelmed.
Celtic fans - and, indeed Brendan Rodgers - didn’t get the striker they or he craved to fill the boots of Kyogo and instead it was a 32-year-old utility man loanee in the shape of Jeffrey Schlupp from Crystal Palace who arrived on deadline day. Fans of rivals Rangers won’t even get to see their deadline day signing until NEXT season after Lyall Cameron was announced on a pre-contract from Dundee.
But what about the rest. It was five in and eight out for Hearts while Hibs staved off relatively big money interest in striker Elie Youan from south of the border. St Johnstone had to do business as they look to get off the foot of the table and Aberdeen need to stop their alarming slide. Here, Record Sport looks at whether your squad is stronger or weaker after the January transfer window.
Stronger or weaker? After 14 league games without a win, Jimmy Thelin had to do something in January and the Swede can’t have any excuses now after being backed by the Pittodrie board with six new faces at Pittodrie. With more than half of an entire new starting XI, they should be stronger.
Ins: Jeppe Okkels (Preston, loan), Kristers Tobers (Grasshoppers), Alfie Dorrington (Spurs, loan), Alexander Jensen (Brommapojkarna), Mats Knoester (free), Oday Dabbagh (loan with option, Charleroi)
Outs: Alfie Stewart