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Lots of Glasgow Rangers fans have been left gushing over some footage which has emerged of Nathan Patterson’s assist for Scotland this week.

As shared by the official Twitter page of the Ibrox faithful, the right-back received the ball on the wing while on international duty, putting in a beautiful cross which was met by Lyndon Dykes to give them a 1-0 win late on away at the Faroe Islands in their FIFA World Cup qualifying game on Tuesday night.

At just 19 years of age, Patterson is already showing in the senior team what he is capable of, and assists like these will certainly yield him more opportunities under Steve Clarke – whether or not he can budge out James Tavernier at club level is a different matter.

Nonetheless, it was a nice moment not just for Scottish supporters, but for the Light Blues as well.

Rangers fans on Patterson assist

These Teddy Bears gushed as the assist was shared on Twitter, with one Ger going on to claim that the starlet is ‘different gravy’ while others hailed the ‘excellent’ display of talent:

“Right on the money”

Credit: @IainRFC

“Glad to see Patterson doing well, the boy is a star”

Credit: @craigtaylor_72

“Excellent cross in for Nathan! Dx”

Credit: @1872Ibrox1872

“The game changer, well done son!”

Credit: @Mikey29283811

“The lads quality, some player”

Credit: @DylanGraham1999

“Different gravy is young Patterson”

Credit: @lesbluesclub

In other news, find out what news involving two RFC heroes has fans excited here!

Following 360 minutes of football and 71 attempts at goal, Wolves finally found the back of the net last weekend.

In their opening three matches of the campaign, the Old Gold had failed to score or register a single point in the Premier League.

However, that changed in their fourth clash when they travelled to Vicarage Road to face Watford.

On the chalkboard

It was typical that Wolves’ barren run in front of goal was actually ended with an own goal in that 2-0 win just under a week ago. However, the introduction of Hwang Hee-chan seemed to change the game.

The South Korean signed just days before the deadline but had to wait two weeks to make his debut for Bruno Lage’s side.

He came on as a 63rd-minute substitute and found the net from close range to start his Wolves career in ideal fashion.

During the course of his time on the field, Hwang participated in 11 defensive duels, winning five and embarking on three dribbles as he successfully changed the match.

Consequently, he simply has to start against Brentford on Saturday afternoon. After all, this is a player who once beat the goalkeeper on 16 occasions in one season for RB Salzburg. With Wolves struggling for firepower, he needs to be in the starting XI.

The solution

Keeping that in mind, it may have to fall on the shoulders of Trincao to drop out.

Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore are yet to find the net either this term but the duo have both been important parts of the furniture at Molineux in recent years.

Jimenez has netted 48 times in Wolves colours while Traore has registered more successful dribbles per game (9.5) than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues this season.

Trincao has looked bright and has registered 3.3 dribbles per league match himself. However, he’s not shown much goal threat in his brief spell in the Midlands so far.

Wolves have a £25m option to buy the 21-year-old next year and they may well take that up. On his day, he’s a mightily exciting player, one who in the words of former Braga academy coach Jose Carvalho Araujo is “magic.”

Yet, while Wolves try to find the net more regularly, Lage must axe him from the starting line-up.

The 21-year-old didn’t play poorly last week, registering four dribbles and a key pass, but he failed to find the net and lost the ball every 3.3 touches.

The Portuguese starlet will have a huge part to play this season, but after Hwang’s goal last weekend, the Korean feels like the best choice for Saturday.

AND in other news, Forget Gibbs-White: Lage must unleash rarely-seen Wolves ace who’s “very smooth”…

Manchester United are set to receive a significant injury boost over the coming weeks after it was revealed that Marcus Rashford is expected to return to action following the upcoming international break.

What’s the word?

According to The Mirror, Rashford is hopeful of returning to first-team training on Friday. The 23-year-old underwent surgery on a persistent shoulder issue in August after representing England at Euro 2020, ruling him out of the opening weeks of the current campaign.

He’s since been taking part in non-contact work at Carrington, and is now closing in on a return to full training alongside his teammates.

The report states that: “United doctors anticipated he would be sidelined for 12 weeks as he recovered, and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he hoped to have the forward at his disposal after the October international break.

“Rashford is on course to meet Solskjaer’s target and could return to full training at the Red Devils’ Carrington base on Friday, so long as he receives permission from medical staff.”

The United academy graduate also provided an update on his situation, tweeting: “Happy Monday. I see the doctor on Friday for a consultation. All being well, I will get the green (light) to join in with contact training again.”

Rashford soon realised he meant to say ‘green light’ and added a second tweet that said: “I suppose I was so happy to tell everybody I missed a word.”

Solskjaer will be absolutely buzzing

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be absolutely buzzing to learn of Rashford’s recovery, providing a substantial lift to the struggling Red Devils.

The England international was a pivotal player for the Old Trafford outfit last season, bagging 21 goals and providing a further 15 assists in 57 appearances.

In his absence, United have already lost three games in all competitions this season, and his return to the starting XI should elevate Solskjaer’s side to another level.

And, in other news…OGS could make MUFC mistake over “exceptional” £19.8m-rated gem, fans may be worried 

Ex-professional footballer Nigel Jemson believes it’s a very difficult decision for Xherdan Shaqiri to make this summer, which is whether or not to leave Liverpool.

L’Equipe have previously reported that Shaqiri has agreed personal terms with Lyon but the clubs need to find an agreement on a price. Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reported that Lyon’s offer was €6m, but Liverpool want €8m for their player.

The 29-year-old featured in 63 games in total, scoring eight goals and providing nine assists, and Jemson believes it’s a difficult decision for him to leave the club but understands due to him not featuring a lot of late.

In an exclusive interview with the Transfer Tavern, Jemson said: “I think it’s very difficult, I mean you look at Liverpool, massive, massive club.

“They’ve got a great squad together. I think that they’ve got to look at it from the players point of view, he’s not played the greatest amount of football in the last couple of years, he impressed in the Euros for Switzerland, but I think at some point, he’s going to turn around and say I need to be playing, you know, it is a short career.”

Whist it appears that Shaqiri will possibly leave Liverpool this summer, he has had a successful spell with the club, having won the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, FIFA Club World Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup.

Despite being heavily linked with a move away from Manchester City earlier in the window, it now looks as if Bernardo Silva is set to remain at the Etihad.

What’s the word?

It was widely reported that the former AS Monaco man was keen on a move away from the Citizens this summer, especially after City confirmed the £100m signing of Jack Grealish, with the Englishman seemingly set to take Silva’s place in the starting eleven.

Pep Guardiola’s side were clearly keen to cash in on some first-team players in order to raise enough money to bring Harry Kane to the Etihad and Silva seemed a prime candidate to leave, with AC Milan amongst the sides said to be interested in signing him.

However, after Kane confirmed he would be staying with Spurs this summer, it now looks as if Silva will remain a Manchester City player, with Portuguese journalist David Novo (via SI), claiming that there is a strong possibility that he won’t depart before Tuesday evening’s transfer deadline.

A boost for Manchester City?

Kevin De Bruyne’s injury has perhaps played a factor in Bernardo Silva starting two of City’s three games in the Premier League this season and whilst it is early days, the skilful midfielder is showing signs of the form he produced in the 2018/19 campaign when he was named in the PFA Team of the Year after helping City to the title.

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Last season saw the 27-year-old manage just two goals in 26 top-flight appearances but he was excellent in both of the 5-0 wins against Norwich City and Arsenal, with Guardiola singing his praises after the game, saying:

“Bernardo in his mind is happy – happy in his life and what a player.

“The year we won the Premier League with 98 points, he was the best player in the Premier League.

“All I want is his happiness. He can play in different positions. He always plays good and today he played exceptional again.”

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Although the Portuguese maestro might lose his regular starting spot when the likes of De Bruyne and Phil Foden return to full fitness, there is no doubting Silva’s quality when he is on form, and Guardiola would surely be delighted to keep him in his squad this season, so it seems unlikely, after this journalist’s update, that he will depart before the deadline.

And, in other news… Man City handed huge boost with “incredible” beast,  Pep will be buzzing

Celtic are still hoping to sign Manchester City right-back Yan Couto, according to Sky Sports.

The Lowdown: Couto profiled

Couto is 19 years of age and joined Manchester City last summer from Brazilian side Coritiba for £5.4m.

He’s still yet to make a senior appearance under Pep Guardiola and spent last season on loan at Spanish side Girona.

The right-back, who won the 2019 Under-17 World Cup with Brazil, is on £780,000-a-year at the Etihad and was described as ‘simply fantastic’ by talent scout Jacek Kulig.

The Latest: Parkhead visit

Sky Sports shared a story on Thursday, claiming Celtic are still interested in Couto, who has a number of clubs across Europe chasing his signature.

Couto is still considering his options, with the Hoops hopeful of securing a season-long loan deal.

Mark Hendry of Herald and Times Sport posted on Twitter on Thursday evening, revealing Couto ‘is in Glasgow’ to watch Celtic play Jablonec.

The Hoops ran out 3-0 winners at Celtic Park, with two goals from David Turnbull and one from James Forrest.

The Verdict: Sign

Celtic still want a right-back and a winger this summer, so bringing in Couto could help Ange Postecoglou in both those areas.

He’s capable of playing further forward as a right-midfielder, with 14 of his senior appearances coming in an advanced role compared to 13 as a right-back.

The Hoops will need to pip a number of clubs to Couto, but if they do, it could prove to be a real coup due to him being versatile and a young in-demand talent.

In other news: Postecoglou closing in: Celtic now close to versatile right-midfielder for £3m. 

Aston Villa are now eyeing a late transfer swoop for Sampdoria attacker Mikkel Damsgaard this summer.

What’s the story?

Despite already bringing in the likes of Emi Buendia and Leon Bailey to reinforce the wide areas, it appears Dean Smith isn’t done revamping his options in that area.

According to Italian publication Calciomercato, Villa are now interested in Denmark international Damsgaard, and that they, along with the likes of Spurs, Milan and Juventus, among others, are keen on luring him away from Sampdoria this summer.

The report added: “So in these last fiery days on the market, the fate of this Danish talent will be decided, of which the new Sampdoria coach Roberto D’aversa has already spoken saying that he hopes to have him at his disposal even if he knows he could lose him, so we are all curious to know whether this Danish talent will continue to amaze in Italy or migrate to other foreign leagues.”

Bye-bye El Ghazi

Dubbed as “magical” by Norwegian football expert Martin Mikkelsen, he also added that the 21-year-old is “dynamic and can go both ways. He is creative but also so mature in his decisions.”

The £26m-rated star has also been hailed as being “phenomenal” by Denmark teammate, Kasper Schmeichel, for his performances at EURO 2020 over the summer – Damsgaard of course struck that superb free-kick in the semi-finals against England.

Crucially however, Damsgaard’s arrival would surely spell the end of the line for Anwar El Ghazi at Villa Park.

Reports in recent days and weeks have suggested that Smith is open to letting the Dutchman leave this summer for an acceptable fee, with Serie A giants AS Roma being mooted as a potential destination.

Were Damsgaard to arrive – someone who predominantly plays on the left-hand side like El Ghazi – then that would surely be the final nail in the coffin for El Ghazi’s time at the club.

It would push him further down the pecking order in terms of wide options Smith has available to him to choose from, and may be the message that he needs to realise his future is better served elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Gregg Evans has dropped an Aston Villa transfer update…

Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly interested in former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

Gazzetta dello Sport (via Metro) say that the Midlands outfit are rivalling Spurs, now managed by former boss Nuno Espirito Santo, in the race for Juventus star.

Ramsey started 13 Serie A matches last season for the Old Lady, who slipped to fourth and surrendered their title to Inter.

He was directly involved in six goals (two goals, four assists) and averaged 1.1 shots, 1.4 key passes and 1.5 accurate long balls per 90 minutes (via WhoScored).

Could Ramsey take Wolves’ spending past £35million?

Ramsey has two years left on his contract in Turin and is valued at £12.6million by Transfermarkt.

Wolves have spent £23.6million so far this summer on five new signings. Rayan Ait-Nouri has joined permanently, Jose Sa has replaced Rui Patricio and Francisco Trincao has arrived on loan from FC Barcelona.

Youngsters Yerson Mosquera and Bendeguz Bolla have also been recruited.

Fan feed Talking Wolves relayed Gazzetta’s claim, and here’s what supporters made of it.

These Wolves fans call for Ramsey signing

“If he wants to take a 50+% deduction in wages, I’m all for this”

Credit: @cal_wolvesfc

“Get him signed asap then”

Credit: @JayWWFC

“Please and thank you”

Credit: @alexdunnesf

“Ohhhhhh please, for once be true”

Credit: @bo88om

“Don’t believe it’s true but would take him any day”

Credit: @KingGillyThe1st

“Dave Edwards get on the blower to your countryman to come to the wolves”

Credit: @MMBeats2025

In other news, Wolves are battling for this promising midfielder.

An update has emerged regarding Celtic’s interest in Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster.

What’s the talk?

According to Sky Sports, the Hoops have an interest in signing the Hornets veteran this summer as Ange Postecoglou looks to revamp his goalkeeping options.

The report claims that Foster is being monitored alongside Tottenham’s Joe Hart, although it remains to be seen whether they would be keen to bring both of them in or just one.

Fans would be livid

Celtic fans could well be fuming if the club decided that the answer to their goalkeeping woes was to sign a 38-year-old who lost his place in Watford’s team last season.

Foster, who has recently risen to social media fame with his YouTube channel The Cycling GK, has played just two competitive games in 2021 for Watford, losing his place to Daniel Bachmann. This begs the question; why would a player who was a backup in the Championship solve Celtic’s issues between the sticks?

If Celtic made this move four or five years ago, it would be a completely different story. From the start of the 2016/17 campaign to the end of 2019/20, Foster missed one Premier League match for West Brom and Watford.

However, he’s now 38 and would at best be a short-term solution for Postecoglou, but the issue is that there is no proof that he would be an upgrade in the short-term as he has played very little football this calendar year.

Speaking on his podcast recently, Foster opened up on the time he played against the Hoops for Manchester United at the start of his career. He said: “The atmosphere at Celtic Park, I have got to say, was the best atmosphere I have ever played at, ever. It got in my head like you would not believe.

“The noise was like nothing I have ever heard before, when they are attacking (Celtic) their fans suck the ball into the goal.”

This indicates that the £33k-per-week veteran thinks highly of the club and therefore could be interested in the switch.

However, Celtic should not be on for it and must avoid a howler by looking elsewhere in the market for reinforcements, whether that be Hart or another shot-stopper. Hoops fans would be fuming if the club copped out of getting a quality young goalkeeper to sign an ageing stop-gap, as it would show a lack of ambition from the Parkhead outfit.

AND in other news, Bye-bye Edouard: McKay could strike gold for Celtic with potentially “world-class” gem…

The Athletic have revealed that Glasgow Rangers have a £14m funding gap they need to fill after £40m investment in recent years.

The Lowdown: Gers receive funds

In recent years, the Gers have seen their funds increase, whether it be due to their performances on the pitch or via other sources such as share sales (via The Daily Record).

However, it is now being reported that they need more money to plug certain gaps.

The Latest: Gers need £14m

As per this latest article from Rangers reporter Jordan Campbell (in the form of a Q&A for The Athletic), the Gers need £14m to fill a funding gap.

The Scottish champions have had £40m invested in the squad over the past few years, but there have been few, if any, major sales to balance the books (The Athletic).

The Verdict: Be careful

Things are certainly going well for Rangers at the moment, and with them having a chance of reaching the Champions League group stages, they may need a bit of investment to put themselves in the best possible position to do so. However, the 55-time Scottish champions must be careful not to put themselves in difficulty financially.

Less than 10 years ago, the Gers went into administration (BBC) and were demoted to the fourth tier of Scottish football as a result. It has taken them a considerable amount of time to return to the pinnacle of the domestic game – now they are there, they must make sure they do not put themselves in peril again.

In other news, Alex McLeish is worried about the future of this Rangers man.