Celtic are familiar with the man poised to become Director of Football at Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers.
If rumours are to be believed, Rangers are on the brink of hiring a new Director of Football – and it’s somebody Celtic should be very familiar with.
The Gers are on the hunt for a successor to Mark Allen following his shock departure from the club last month.
According to The Daily Mail, Rangers are set to appoint Ross Wilson as his replacement, a figure who played a big role in snatching some major Celtic talents down the years.
The Southampton transfer guru is responsible for the signings of Virgil van Dijk, Victor Wanyama and Fraser Forster [The Mail] – arguably three of the most high-profile players to swap Parkhead for Premier League life over the past decade.
And it’s clear that if Rangers snag him, it’s potentially huge for the Ibrox side.
Tam McManus, who knows Wilson from Falkirk, said on Twitter on Friday that hiring the 36-year-old could be the light Blues’ best-ever signing.
If it materialises, his first and only task in the short term will be to sign players capable of stopping Celtic from winning nine Premiership titles in a row and Rangers’ business in January could be key in realising that ambition.
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