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O'Neill happy with Celtic signings, McInnes content at Rangers

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Martin O'Neill declared himself happy with Celtic's transfer business while Derek McInnes insists he now has the type of dressing room he desires at Rangers.

Six of the Hoops' 10 summer signings arrived in the final 48 hours of the window, and McInnes added two deadline day signings to make it 14 new recruits at Ibrox. Dutch midfielder Joel van den Berg signed from PSV Eindhoven and Swiss right-back Jordan Lotomba from Feyenoord joined Celtic just before the UEFA registration deadline on Wednesday night. The club had completed loan deals for Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, Parma midfielder Oliver Sorensen, and 18-year-old Chelsea pair Shim Mheuka and Landon Emenalo.

The Chelsea players and Van den Berg did not make Celtic's Europa League squad because of limited spaces. "I'm delighted to get players," O'Neill said. "Genuinely pleased. The difficulty is that you only have to look at the UEFA list. Some young lads will be disappointed not being able to make that particular UEFA squad. So there's only so many places that we could fill."

McInnes admitted he "took a huge sigh of relief" when the transfer window closed on Thursday evening. The Rangers boss added that it was "the longest window I've ever known" but he is now satisfied with his squad.