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Rangers boss Michael Beale is keen to add to his squad before the end of the January transfer window and his first signing might not be too far away.

Rangers have targeted Swansea City’s Morgan Whittaker – and the winger is keen to become part of Michael Beale’s Ibrox revolution.

We are at the midway point in the January transfer window and Rangers fans are still waiting for Michael Beale to make his first new recruit.

Michael Beale has given Zak Lovelace, Adam Devine and Charlie McCann the chance to impress with the Rangers first-team squad. The new boss has promoted the youngsters from the B team to train with his first-team squad as one of his first orders since returning to Ibrox.

Rangers are set to play Swansea City in a friendly before the return of Scottish Premiership action after a break for World Cup according to former Ibrox defender Russell Martin.

Three thugs have been jailed after they chased and slashed a random man with a hunting knife on a busy shopping street in broad daylight. The terrified victim tried to hide inside a shop to escape the trio but the shopkeeper refused to shelter him despite his desperate pleas and put him back out on the street to face his knife wielding attackers.

Video footage shows the aftermath of a melee involving former Wales captain Ashley Williams at his son's football match. The former Swansea City and Everton star has been charged with 'improper conduct' including 'violent or threatening behaviour by the Manchester FA following the incident.

Former Wales captain Ashley Williams has been charged by the FA in Manchester after an incident at his son's football match.

Ian Evatt has vowed Declan John understands the rotation at left wing-back this season at Bolton Wanderers as the pressure is shared around possibly the most physically difficult position on the pitch.

Bolton Wanderers return to action from the international break this weekend when they take on Lincoln City.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has admitted he was a "bang average" player before he became a manager.The former left-back spent most of his career in the Football League, most notably for Stoke City, West Brom and York City. But he did have a brief spell in the Premier League with Southampton.The Saints signed him as a 21-year-old in 1996 and he went on to make eight appearances in the league the following season, including in their impressive 6-3 win over Manchester United.READ MORE: Graham Potter's 'eye caught by unlikely Chelsea star' who could now land starting spotWhen asked by Sky Sports what he was like as a player, Potter replied: "Average, bang average.

Manchester United will regret not hiring Graham Potter when they had the chance, according to Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.The Red Devils thought about hiring Potter when looking for the man to take over from Ralf Rangnick in the summer, but opted for Erik ten Hag instead as the Dutchman had experience in the Champions League.Merson, however, thinks United have made a huge mistake and that they'll kick themselves for letting rivals Chelsea snap the impressive former Brighton manager up.READ MORE: Man Utd 'twice snubbed chance to appoint Graham Potter' before Chelsea came calling"Graham Potter is a manager I really like," Merson wrote in his column for SportsKeeda.

Manchester United fans have all been saying the same thing after Chelsea announced the appointment of their new manager Graham Potter.

Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made six changes to his side to take on Charlton Athletic this afternoon.

Eric Bailly made his debut for Marseille this weekend after securing a loan move to the Ligue 1 club. Bailly fell down the pecking order at Old Trafford over the past year.

Premier League season starting this weekend, a host of players will be hoping to make an impact in their debuts.Whether they are new summer signings, emerging young players or stars at newly promoted teams, there is an opportunity for a new name to steal the spotlight on the opening matchday. A host of players have impressed on their debuts in the past, including Michu and Reece Oxford, only to fail to live up to the hype they created in their maiden appearance.With that in mind, here are five debutants who blew fans away but ended up doing nothing.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumAn unknown after joining Swansea City for £2million in the summer of 2012, Michu burst onto the scene with a brace on the opening day of the season.He needed just eight minutes to grab his first Premier League goal in a 5-0 mauling of Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road, with his second coming the same amount of time after the interval.Do any others stick out in your mind? Let us know in the comments section.Unlike some players on this list, Michu did achieve something at first, scoring 18 league goals in his first season with Swansea and winning the League Cup.Two goals followed in his second campaign, though, before a loan move to Napoli failed to reignite his career and he retired in 2017 aged 31 after two seasons in the Spanish lower leagues.Oxford was just 16 when he put in a man of the match display in a 2-0 West Ham United win away to Arsenal on the opening weekend of the 2015/16 season.He was calm and assured in the centre of the park as the teenager showed maturity beyond his years.

Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis once made a ballboy cry thanks to his iconic 'panther walk' celebration. Gomis turns 37-years-old on Saturday, and he's looking ahead to a first full season with his new club Galatasaray after a spell in Saudi Arabia.

I'm A Celebrity bosses have reportedly set their sights on a famous footballer for the new series. Adebayo Akinfenwa is on the show’s most wanted list after becoming a cult icon. The sports star, whose nickname is The Beast, was known as the UK’s heaviest player, at 16 stone.

ITV reality series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! are reported to be eyeing up a legendary football star for the 2022 series.The Sun reports that former Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa is in talks to enter I'm A Celeb, after a source claimed that the footballer was keen to be in the upcoming series.The source said: "Ade is in the frame and would be keen on appearing.READ NEXT: Comedian Alan Carr's famous father Graham Carr - and who the sporting star is“He was a hard man on the pitch, but is a gent off it."He’s also charismatic and funny and knows loads of people in the game."Adebayo played for teams including Millwall, AFC Wimbledon and Swansea City, before launching his own clothing label called Beast Mode On.However, following the reports that he is in talks to join I'm A Celeb, The Sun said that a spokesperson for the football legend and ITV both declined to comment.Speculation is growing around contestants for the 2022 series of I'm A Celeb, after ITV bosses confirmed that the popular programme will be returning to Australia for the first time in three years.The TV series had to be set in Gwrych Castle in Wales since 2020 due to the pandemic, but hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed in May that I'm A Celeb would be returning to its original location.Ant said to Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston on Heart Radio: "The plan is we're going back to Australia.

Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt says he has 'no idea' where transfer speculation concerning Declan John and Wrexham has emerged from as he rubbished the rumour.

Russell Martin will be preparing his Swansea City side for the season ahead as training begins again this week. The club will be aiming to compete for a play-off place this Championship campaign after a transitional year under the ex-MK Dons boss.