Transfer news LIVE as Celtic and Rangers plus Aberdeen FC, Hearts and Hibs target signings

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

No, we don't mean Christmas, silly. Transfer nuts would happy say bye bye to Bublé and fast forward straight to January in the search for their signing fix.

Champions Celtic look set to be open for business and it wouldn't be a shock if loan exits reached double figures. The top contenders appear to Kwon, Marco Tilio, and Yuki Kobayashi. A wildcard could come in the form of Gustaf Lagerbielke who has played and scored for Sweden since he last put on the Hoops.

And what about Rangers? Michael Beale's summer rebuild appeared to falling in on him but Philippe Clement has been able to get more out of the likes of Sam Lammers, Danilo and Abdallah Sima than the big-talking Londoner ever could. The Belgian will likely seek quality over quantity.

The likes of Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs are unlikely to be quiet with guaranteed group stage football up for grabs once again and no team appears capable of separating themselves from their rivals.

It's going to be fast and frantic and you won't miss any of the action with us.

A leading Rangers scout has revealed some of the processes behind the Ibrox recruitment chain - and laid out where their scouting department stand in relation to leading Polish clubs.

Piotr Kasprzak is the Premiership club's European scout, and has been with the Ibrox side since 2020, when previous sporting director Ross Wilson brought him in after time working together at Southampton. He covers Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Balkans as Rangers look far and wide for talent.

Kasprzak has opened up on his role, and admits a particular gap between his club and top sides in Poland like Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan isn't a huge chasm. But the level of