Celtic really are the gift that keeps on giving this season and Rangers even had plenty to laugh about regarding their deadline day business.
The hapless Hoops have certainly seen their squad weakened further in this window as Jeremie Frimpong (Leverkusen) and Olivier Ntcham (Marseille) are replaced by Everton full-back Jonjoe Kenny.
🆕2️⃣8️⃣
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 1, 2021
But it’s in the hilarious collapse of one major deal they had planned this window which has provided the most laughs for the Rangers support.
Reports at the beginning of last week had suggested that Celtic were on the verge of agreeing a pre-contract deal for highly-rated Preston centre-back Ben Davies [Sky Sports].
God knows, they need all the defensive reinforcements they can get.
But whilst it looked like they were finally due to lay one of the first bricks in their monumental rebuilding job, in swept Stevie G’s beloved Liverpool to smash it into smithereens.
Davies, 25, would eventually move to Liverpool on deadline day in a deal thought to be worth up to £1.6m [Goal] and in a move which was a clear no-brainer for Davies.
In a pure footballing and financial sense Liverpool were always going to win the race with Neil Lennon claiming the Premier League giants “gazumped” Celtic [Sky Sports].
Ally McCoist even claimed Davies had “dodged a bullet” by moving to Anfield instead of Celtic Park [Sky Sports].
The entire thing has obviously caught the attention of Rangers fans who shared plenty of chuckles over the fact they missed out on one of their key targets:
gazumped https://t.co/gGGA0SwSKm
— ryan (@ryan235_) February 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/Jo67009437/status/1356383244934127616
Hard cash thats the Gazumped mystery solved then. https://t.co/2eYJZcy51m
— 5️⃣5️⃣➕1️⃣=Meltdoon🇬🇧 (@GaryGra04735164) February 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/steviesouness/status/1356271437452029956
Dodged a bullet 😂😂😂🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Madddddog (@Orangeyboom2020) February 1, 2021
Into them coisty. They couldn’t afford 2mill for him anyway
— Rudy (@Rudboy156) February 1, 2021
Ben Davies having a medical at Liverpool ahead of his Pre contract move to Celtic 😂😂😂
— 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛55𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜 (@Ranger55pares) February 1, 2021
There must be 3 Ben Davies’ btw
Cause I’m watching one right now playing for Tottenham
One is joining Liverpool for £2m
And Celtic signed one on a pre contract a couple of days ago
Must be a popular football name 🤔
— 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛55𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜 (@Ranger55pares) January 31, 2021
Liverpool to buy Ben Davies from Preston and immediately being offered to Rangers on Loan would be premium banter 😂😂
— RagTime 1984 (@Time3Rag) January 31, 2021
• Celtic sold PingPong for £11.5 million.
• Then missed out on a pre contract for Ben Davies by 2 hours. #Gazumped
• Have signed a nobody on loan from Everton.
• Neil Lennon has said he is going nowhere.
What a window for Celtic right enough. pic.twitter.com/kgO4oYJmlp
— BMC Rangers Rants (@BMCRangersRants) February 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/ok_rangers/status/1356365275868884994
Celtic signed Ben Davies apparently. Look. 😂😂😂 https://t.co/3q4JXJHN41 pic.twitter.com/JSY0bQpxAA
— BMC Rangers Rants (@BMCRangersRants) February 2, 2021
In contrast to Celtic, Rangers had a very positive transfer window as the Gers secured the singing of two deadline day players who come in after originally signing a pre-contract.
However there is some contradictory reporting regarding how the Gers got one of these deals over the line.