Smirking Ally McCoist reckons Rangers should push to sign John Souttar this month - AFTER he has faced Celtic with Hearts.
The Ibrox-bound defender is likely to be in Robbie Neilson's starting line-up to face the Parkhead side at Tynecastle.
While McCoist hopes to see the Scotland cap make an early move to Govan following his pre-contract agreement, he doesn't want him to rush into a move.
He told BT's Scottish Football Extra that he should join Gio van Bronckhorst's side after keeping a clean sheet against Rangers ' title rivals.
McCoist said: "I think he'll be making that journey across the M8, hopefully just after that Celtic game.
"I would imagine John Souttar might be on the receiving end of a little bit of stick, potentially from both sets of supporters in this fixture.
"I'm sure it won't bother him at all.
"He's an excellent player, his injuries have been well-documented, but it's a very intelligent signing by Rangers.
"They certainly look as though they need freshened up, they could do with a couple of new faces. The sooner they get John Souttar in after the Celtic game, the better."
