{"id":43915,"date":"2026-03-01T15:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/rangers-fear-celtic-hijack-as-old-firm-club-rushes-to-sign-cameron-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T15:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:42:13","slug":"rangers-fear-celtic-hijack-as-old-firm-club-rushes-to-sign-cameron-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/rangers-fear-celtic-hijack-as-old-firm-club-rushes-to-sign-cameron-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers fear Celtic hijack as Old Firm club rushes to sign Cameron Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/rangers-fear-celtic-hijack-as-old-firm-club-rushes-to-sign-cameron-asia\/#Rangers_concerned_about_Celtic_transfer_hijacking\" >Rangers concerned about Celtic transfer hijacking<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/rangers-fear-celtic-hijack-as-old-firm-club-rushes-to-sign-cameron-asia\/#Two_years_after_leaving_Rangers_the_58m_star_is_now_better_than_Moore_and_Skov_Olsen\" >Two years after leaving Rangers, the \u00a358m star is now better than Moore and Skov Olsen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/rangers-fear-celtic-hijack-as-old-firm-club-rushes-to-sign-cameron-asia\/#Popular_Asia_will_be_a_summer_bargain\" >Popular Asia will be a summer bargain<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rangers now fear the worst with Celtic joining the race for the EFL midfielder, who could arrive as a free agent in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rangers-fearing-celtic-transfer-hijack\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rangers_concerned_about_Celtic_transfer_hijacking\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Rangers concerned about Celtic transfer hijacking<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hearts shocked the rest of Scotland this season by taking pole position in the Scottish Premiership race, so it&#8217;s safe to say that both Celtic and Rangers have a job to do this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Their respective transfer ambitions were already evident in the January transfer window. Martin O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s side saved their best arrival for last, bringing in experienced former Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a free contract after the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>    Meanwhile, the Rangers once again benefited from financial support from the 49ers. Gers welcomed Ryan Naderi, Tuur Rommen, Tochi Chukwani and Andreas Skov-Olsen in a busy January.<\/p>\n<p>It could be a sign of things to come. Ahead of the summer season, Football FanCast exclusively revealed that Rangers are already in talks to sign Mikey Moore from Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent contract.<\/p>\n<p>The young winger has developed into the position since the arrival of Danny Rolle and could get the chance to become a permanent fixture at Ibrox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"after-leaving-rangers-tillman-is-now-better-than-moore-skov-olsen\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/skov-olsen-miovski-tavernier.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/skov-olsen-miovski-tavernier.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_years_after_leaving_Rangers_the_58m_star_is_now_better_than_Moore_and_Skov_Olsen\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tTwo years after leaving Rangers, the \u00a358m star is now better than Moore and Skov Olsen<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">One of the former Rangers stars has blossomed since leaving Ibrox.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Roll will no doubt welcome him with open arms. The Rangers manager was full of praise for the winger, telling reporters in November:<em> &#8220;Mikey showed his quality on the ball again. He was always available and showed a lot of good movement, which I think is great.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As for Celtic, there is no doubt that they have an even bigger task on their hands this summer after a season with so many uncertainties. Their first priority will be finding a long-term managerial option to replace O&#8217;Neill before potentially competing with Rangers to sign the in-demand midfield star.<\/p>\n<p>According to Football Insider, Rangers are currently worried that Celtic will hijack their bid to sign Cameron Asia this summer, with two Old Firm clubs vying to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"in-demand-ashia-would-be-summer-bargain\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Popular_Asia_will_be_a_summer_bargain\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Popular Asia will be a summer bargain<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No wonder the Scottish giants are interested in Assia. The Huddersfield Town midfielder has also attracted interest from the Championship and is set to become a free agent this summer.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when Celtic could one-over Rangers to seal a bargain deal and, in the process, acquire the attacking brilliance they&#8217;ve sorely lacked all season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Cameron Ashia<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>25\/26 statistics<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Appearance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a big decision for the Huddersfield attacking midfielder. With one action, he can give any of the old clubs an instant summer blow, or both if he chooses the Championship.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangers now fear the worst with Celtic joining the race for the EFL midfielder, who could arrive as a free agent in the summer. 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