22 May 2006

PAUL LE GUEN has put Hibs on another Old Firm red alert by admitting he has urged Rangers chairman David Murray to pursue the best talent in Scotland.

The Frenchman, who once again confirmed he won't flood Ibrox with his countrymen, is finalising his signing targets with Murray and club chief executive Martin Bain.

SportTimes understands Hibs trio Scott Brown, Kevin Thomson and Steven Whittaker are all under consideration from the Ibrox hierarchy.
Concrete moves may depend on which of Le Guen's priority targets are delivered by Murray and Bain.

But the Rangers boss clearly wants his club to match champions Celtic's recent policy of cherry-picking the best homegrown talent in the land.

Le Guen said: "There are lots of foreign players in Scotland, but we have good Scottish players at Rangers and I do think it's important to keep your identity. Source - EveningTimes