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Meanwhile, pre-contracts can still be given to players with less than six months left on their deal, an advantage Rangers took fully earlier today when they announced the signing of Jack Simpson from Bournemouth. The player will join up with Steven Gerrard’s men in the summer.

There was also news coming out of the capital that Craig Wighton may be on his way out of Tynecastle with Dick Campbell eager to bring the player back to Arbroath. The Hearts striker had a fruitful spell on loan at the Angus club last season and has found himself being pushed down the pecking order with Robbie Neilson’s men in recent games.

Here’s what’s occurred since then...