Rangers failed to pursue their interest in Lewis Ferguson as Gordon Strachan lauds Celtic's transfer business. Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson had agreed to join Rangers this summer, but the Ibrox club failed to put an offer to Bologna, according to father Derek, who does not think the transfer can be revived in January for the 27-year-old. Besiktas failed to meet the £20m fee Rangers were bargaining on for Nicolas Raskin and manager Derek Mc Innes thinks the 25-year-old Belgium midfielder must now concentrate on playing well to win a big-money move in January.

Rangers manager Derek Mc Innes has promised to reveal more about the future of John Souttar early next week after a transfer away from Ibrox failed to materialise for the 29-year-old Scotland centre-half. Celtic were prepared to pay around £9m for Gvidas Gineitis, but Torino value the 22-year-old midfielder at closer to £13m and head coach Ignacio Abate is delighted to retain the Lithuania international. Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton finds it confusing why Celtic signed Landon Emenalo, an 18-year-old left-back who has yet to play for Chelsea, on loan as cover for Kieran Tierney instead of Dundee United's Will Ferry, Motherwell's Emmanuel Longelo, or PAOK's Greg Taylor.

Former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has suggested the Scottish champions' recruitment 'has been phenomenal' despite criticism of the board's transfer business. Former Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has revealed he had to push the Scottish FA to agree a new contract shortly before the World Cup finals this summer because he felt the governing body was hedging its bets. Steve Evans, the 63-year-old Scot currently in charge of Bristol Rovers, is being eyed by Hibernian and Preston North End should either club change managers.