Hoops Poised To * Rangers Target.

It has emerged today that Celtic have launched an astonishing bid to land Glen Loovens, the Cardiff City centre half.

However whats more interesting, is the fact that Loovens has been the number 1 target of Walter Smith, the manager of rivals Rangers. If Peter Lawwell can manage to entice the defender to Parkhead, it will come as a bitter blow to Rangers fans who have just lost Player Of The Year Carlos Cuellar.

The 24 year old Dutchman played against Celtic in a pre-season friendly and put it an impressive display. That seems to have made Peter Lawwell and Gordon Strachan desperate to sign the player who wants a move away from Cardiff.

With Rangers not making the move, and Celtic close to agreeing a price of £2.5million with Cardiff, Loovens has to sit and hope that there are no problems finishing off the deal.