What are big questions in final two days of Scottish transfer window?
How has your Scottish Premiership club fared in the latest transfer window? After manager Martin O'Neill said he was content with his existing central defen...
How has your Scottish Premiership club fared in the latest transfer window?
Every side in the country has been able to strengthen the squad since 15 June. Some have been extremely busy, others not so much.
We are, however, expecting a late flurry of activity given clubs in Scotland can still do business until 17:00 BST on Thursday - a couple of days after England, and other leagues, have decided to wrap things up.
So where might we see some movement and which chairmen, chief executives and agents might be checking their phones nervously?
After manager Martin O'Neill said he was content with his existing central defensive options - Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Dane Murray - it was widely assumed Celtic would strengthen in the full-back position.
Especially with Canadian international Alastair Johnston ruled out until October at the earliest with injury.
There's also believed to be a strong desire to bring in a back-up to Kieran Tierney on the other flank, with Chelsea's 18-year-old Landon Emenalo a contender after his apparent tour of the champions' training ground at Lennoxtown the other week.
The mood music was that the player was nursing a knock and that the move would go through once he'd had further treatment. One to watch then, possibly.
Other names have been linked with the position, too, most notably Dundee United's Will Ferry and Motherwell's Emmanuel Longelo.
Cover for Johnston is currently being provided by Colby Donovan, with Tony Ralston also on the books. The extent of the Canadian's injury may determine how big a priority the club feels it is to bring in another right-back.
Further up the pitch, Celtic look fairly well off, given the arrival of midfielder Oliver Sorensen and with Joel van den Berg also seeming to be on his way.
But it will come as a major surprise if defensive reinforcements don't arrive in the window's final 48 hours.
The one thing that can't be faulted at Ibrox is the breadth of Rangers' transfer activity.
Since the window opened, 12 new players have arrived. Such is the volume, even die-hard supporters might struggle to name them all.
Without cheating, see if you can roll off the names... Godfrey, Nedeljkovic, Devlin, Shankland, Neil, Penrice, McCrorie, Yokota, Makhanya, Dragojevic, Pandur, Kim.
Quite the list, isn't it? And while some fans are already grumbling about the quality, the quantity represents pretty solid backing for new manager Derek McInnes.
Transfer number 13 needs to hit the ground running. Kevin Kelsy seems set to be that man and he has some pretty expensive boots to fill.
Rangers reportedly knocked back a bid well in excess of £20m from Turkey for Youssef Chermiti. The Portuguese striker then promptly got injured the same day and may be out for the season.
His replacement looks like being a 22-year-old 6ft 4in Venezuelan international who, after a couple of title-winning seasons with Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, has been playing in Major League Soccer for the past two years.
While Rangers hit St Mirren for five in the League Cup, they've only scored six goals in their other seven matches. But with new wingers in the building, too, Kelsy should have plenty of service as the Ibrox club aim to be a lot more lethal in attack.
Hearts' captain left for Rangers. Their manager soon followed. As did stand-out midfielder Cammy Devlin. Another of last season's top performers, Alexandros Kyziridis, also departed for pastures new.
That left many a Hearts fan wondering whether last term's player of the year in Scotland would inevitably be the next to go. But at the time of writing, Claudio Braga is still wears maroon and continues to be a key cog in Vouter Wrancken's new-look wheel.
Can the club hang on to him for a further 48 hours?
The manager said he's spoken with his Portuguese talisman and that the pair are on the same page. He's keen to keep him but knows there are certain offers the club can't turn down - and certain teams or leagues the player wouldn't reject either.
The Tynecastle side have brought in Sabri Guendouz, Amadou Ba-Sy and JJ Williams to help strengthen a forward line that now also includes Calvin Miller and Josh McPake. James Wilson, too, seems to have returned a better player than when he left for his short stint with Spurs.
The retention of Braga, therefore, would be a real sign of Hearts' continued ambition to challenge the big Glasgow two.
Were he to leave, in addition to the big personalities from last season, the new manager's attempts to keep the club in contention at the top of the table is likely to get a whole lot harder.
So which clubs - and players - will be crossing their fingers that bids don't - or do – come in?
Dundee United may be caught between a rock and hard place over left-back Will Ferry. Keep an outstanding player in both boxes or cash in to the tune of around £2m for a player who arrived for nothing from Cheltenham Town two years ago? Anderlecht, Celtic and clubs in England have all been mentioned.
Hibernian could also be vulnerable to bids for two of their stand-out midfielders. Miguel Chaiwa and Josh Mulligan have both been the subject of significant interest this calendar year but both remain in green and white.
While Celtic have reportedly been keeping tabs on both, the Parkhead midfielder looks pretty full now if the imminent arrivals are confirmed.
Hibs are adamant no player is leaving until their valuation is met and are likely to be mightily relieved if both players are still in Leith come the end of the week.
Motherwell have already lost a good portion of the side that sparkled last season under Jens Berthel Askou.
Calum Ward, Elijah Just, Callum Slattery and Elliot Watt have all headed for pastures new. That leaves the vultures circling around last season's Premiership top scorer Tawanda Maswanhise, dynamic full-back Emmanuel Longelo, and tricky forward Ibrahim Said.
The Fir Park side have continued with the same attack-minded, fast-flowing football under new Swedish coach Alfred Johansson. But doing so minus some of the key men who remain from last term would significantly heighten the challenge he faces.
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