Andreas Skov Olsen signs for Rangers
Rangers have officially announced the signing of Andreas Skov Olsen on a six month loan deal from VfL Wolfsburg. They also have an option to buy the player for a reported amount of almost £9m. Rangers were first linked to the Danish international back in the summer of 2020, before their unbeaten league season, with manager Steven Gerrard being a keen admirer of the Dane. The club once again expressed interest in Skov Olsen two years later under Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, but the winger instead opted for a move elsewhere as he joined Club Brugge. Following a successful three years in Belgium, in which he scored almost 50 goals, Olsen signed for Wolfsburg last January, however injuries prevented the 26-year-old from making his mark in the Bundesliga. With the player showing a keen interest in making the switch to Glasgow, the arrival of Skov Olsen is seen as a statement signing for the Ibrox club, as Danny Röhl looks to add reinforcements to his squad following the acquisitions of midfielder Tochi Chukwuani from Sturm Graz for £4million and left back Tuur Rommens in a £3million deal from Westerlo. Röhl said regarding the signing: “We are really excited to bring Andreas to the club. He is a player who has proven himself at the top level and brings experience of performing under pressure both domestically and on the European stage. He will provide real quality in the final third of the pitch and arrives hungry for this challenge and excited by the opportunity ahead of him.” Rangers will be hoping to build momentum in 2026 as they focus their efforts on chasing down the league title in what is expected to be a tense battle with rivals Celtic and league leaders Hearts.
Lyall Cameron completes a season-long loan move to Aberdeen
Rangers midfielder Lyall Cameron has tonight completed a season-long loan to Pittodrie as he joins Aberdeen. The former Dundee youth graduate, who featured over 100 times for the Dens Park side, made his Dundee debut in 2019 after coming off the bench against Raith Rovers in the Scottish League Cup. Lyall made his league debut in 2020 against Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship. The 23-year-old also had loan spells before joining the Ibrox side, playing with both Montrose and Peterhead in the early stages of his career. “I’m delighted it’s all been sorted out”, Lyall Cameron said. “I wanted to stay in Scotland and to join Aberdeen. This is a good opportunity for me to remind people what I can do in this league, and I believe I can help the team. “My aim is to play as many games as I can, help the team and just play football again. “I can bring energy. I can bring passion and hopefully I can also bring some quality and some goals. I hope I can get the fans off their seats. I like to be positive and get forward with the ball. “There is always a good atmosphere at Pittodrie. I know the fans will be right behind the team on Sunday. I will work as hard as I can during my time here and hopefully, we have a positive end to the season.” Lutz Pfannenstiel also said: “Lyall was clear in his desire to join Aberdeen. He had interest from other clubs both in England and abroad, but he made it clear to Rangers he wanted this move to Pittodrie to happen. “That commitment was hugely attractive to us and played a big part in convincing us to get this deal done. We believe he will have a positive influence on the team in the next few months and help us achieve our objectives between now and May. “Work continues behind the scenes to improve but also reduce the overall squad size, which had grown beyond the optimal size. “We invested significantly last summer, but a number of players who were expected to move on during that window ultimately remained, leaving us with close to 30 senior professionals. “Our intention is to bring that number down during this window, while also looking to add quality in key areas of the pitch to ensure we finish the season strongly in both the league and our efforts to retain the Scottish Cup. “I am expecting a busy couple of weeks.” The on-loan Rangers man goes straight into the squad as Aberdeen prepare to take on Championship outfit, Raith Rovers, in the Scottish Cup.
“Looking at him now, it’s a perfect fit” Neil Lennon praises David Gray ahead of Scottish Cup clash.
Hibs travel to Dunfermline tomorrow, where David Gray will face off against one of his former managers for the first time in his career. Gray was Lennon’s captain at Hibs from 2016-2019 where he lead the Edinburgh side to the Championship title and European football upon their return to the Premiership the following season. Neil Lennon currently finds himself at Championship side Dunfermline Athletic, who sit 5th in the table. After back-to-back postponements, Dunfermline haven’t played a competitive game since December 27th, where they beat local rivals Raith Rovers. Hibs come into the game on good form, boasting a five match unbeaten streak, which also includes a win against their local rivals Hearts on the 27th December. When asked for his perspective on his experiences with Gray, Lennon said: “He took on the responsibility of being captain very well. The players gravitated to him. He was a very good player. He scored some really important goals for me in Europe and domestic games as well. He was so committed. Loved to tackle. He was pretty consistent. “He was a really good captain for me. He was a really good buffer between me and the players. Whether I saw him being a head coach or not, you don’t think about those things at the time. Looking at him now, it’s a perfect fit. “Sometimes he was probably a bit more mature than myself.” Throughout his time at Hibs, David Gray has been managed by Alan Stubbs, Neil Lennon, Paul Heckingbottom and Jack Ross before hanging his boots up to join Jack Ross’ coaching staff, where he remained and worked under Shaun Maloney, Lee Johnson and Nick Montgomery. Upon the dismissal of each of these coaches, Gray would take charge on an interim basis before eventually landing the full time job last season. However, the start to Gray’s managerial career was extremely chaotic as Hibs only mustered one win from their opening fourteen, before producing a seventeen game unbeaten run, securing third place and European football. When asked for his thoughts on his ex-player’s resilience, Lennon said: “I thought he was brilliant last year because he had such a difficult start “He weathered all that pressure and scrutiny. He came out the other side of it to have a brilliant second half of the season. “At the start of the year, they were really good in Europe. Now they’ve hit a really good form again despite having a couple of players missing. “I’m delighted for him because I know what Hibs means to him. He’s a young coach. He’s had a real baptism of fire. He’s handled it brilliantly.” David Gray offered his own comments on Lennon’s time at Hibs, he said: “I’ve said a few times, he’s very much what the club needed at the time when they brought him in just after Alan Stubbs left and that was someone who’s got that winning mentality every single day in training, that’s what he wanted to see, he wanted his teams to be winning and driving that standard all the time. “It was exactly what we needed to get out of the Championship, we’d spent too long in the Championship as a football club “That attitude of making sure you’re going into every game with that winning mentality and it was definitely something he instilled in the team straight away and I fully expect that mindset to be going towards the Dunfermline players at the weekend, making sure they’re right up for it.” Ahead of this year’s Scottish Cup campaign, David Gray will be hoping to lead Hibs to the trophy 10 years after he scored the stoppage time winner as Hibs lifted the trophy for the first time in 114 years. Despite already having the chance to do so, a Scottish Cup win would also make David Gray the first person to win a trophy with Hibs as both a player and manager since Famous Five member and club legend Eddie Turnbull did so with his ‘Turnbull’s Tornadoes’ side in 1972. Gray lost the 2021 Premier Sports Cup final to Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic when in interim charge following the sacking of Jack Ross. Hibs travel to Dunfermline Athletic tomorrow for a 12:30 kick-off in the Scottish Cup fourth round, live on BBC Scotland in a match that is set to have a massive crowd inside East End Park as Hibs are expecting 5,000 of their own in the away end.
Aberdeen show interest in Rangers midfielder
Aberdeen are showing interest in a loan move for former Dundee man, Lyall Cameron as Danny Rohl wants more first team minutes for the midfielder. Aberdeen have held talks with the Ibrox side about taking in Cameron on loan until the end of the season. Aberdeen were keen in the 23-year-old in the summer but the ex-Dundee man chose Ibrox over Pittodrie when departing Dundee. No deal has been agreed as it stands but talks of the loan having an option-to-buy has been discussed as talks are going well between the two sides. Lyall began his career in the Dundee United academy where he went on to join bitter rivals Dundee. The midfielder had multiple loan spells at both Peterhead and Montrose where he then impressed at Dundee making 94 appearances with 22 goals in the process before earning a move to Rangers in the summer. The Dundee born man has made ten appearances in royal blue, grabbing one goal along the way. The 23-year-old has only made two starts which came against Club Brugge and St Mirren with his only goal coming against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League qualifiers. Cameron has been hit with an injury lately as Aberdeen seem to be keen in giving the Rangers man minutes as well as bolstering their midfield options.
