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Derek Ferguson

Mon 21 April 2025 11:12, UK

Rangers and Celtic is a divide not many players have been brave enough to cross over the years.

The likes of Kenny Miller, Mo Johnston and Steven Pressley are among those to have done exactly that, although no player has yet to move from one club to the other directly.

There has been talk of late that Rangers could move to bring in Greg Taylor once his Celtic contract expires in the summer in what would be a “headline-catching” transfer.

That is certainly one to keep an eye on as the summer window approaches, but it is unlikely that the clubs will be conducting any direct business.

Daizen Maeda a stand-out player for Celtic

Amid the recent Taylor to Ibrox speculation, Ibrox News put the question to player-turned-pundit Derek Ferguson as to which Celtic player he would like to see at Rangers.

Ferguson, reluctantly, said there was one standout candidate if he had to choose.

“They’ve got a strong squad, of course they have,” he said. “Maeda stands out and he’s been brilliant, plus he’s able to play different positions.

“So if I was pushed I’d lead towards him. He’s also got the energy and the attitude that rubs off on other players, so he’d be the one player you’d look at say ‘I’d take him’.

Ranger and Celtic unlikely to ever conduct transfer business

Even in the case of Taylor, that is a deal that Celtic are powerless to prevent if the player opts to leave. The Scotsman will be a free agent and is therefore able to negotiate with any interested clubs freely.

In terms of direct business, however, do no expect Rangers and Celtic to ever sit around the negotiating table.

It is almost an unwritten rule that if you play for one you dare not play for the other but, as previously mentioned, some have been brave enough to do just that.

Rangers clearly need to sign a handful of new players in the summer, but the net will be cast far wider than Glasgow in terms of targets.