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David Irvine

Jo Potter addresses Rangers and Celtic Women's Super League talks

Rangers Women manager Jo Potter has responded to questions on reported talks over a move to the Women's Super League. 

Earlier this week, it was reported both Celtic and Rangers have held informal talks over their women's side moving to the top flight in England.

We previously revealed tentative talks had taken place over Rangers Women making the move down south and leaving the SWPL set-up.

The notice period for any club leaving the Scottish league system is two seasons but talks remain in the very early stages.

Potter faced questions over the reports in her pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of the SWPL Cup semi-final against Celtic.

The Rangers boss explained: "No, not really. That's not my focus. That's not something that I've been speaking about this week.

"I've got full focus on Celtic this week and in a big game for us, so that's where all my focus is really.

"I feel like the setup at Rangers is perfect for what we're doing because that's where we are right now. As I say, I'm not too sure what will happen in the near future or if anything does happen, but that's definitely not where my concentration is right now."


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On whether the standard would improve should Rangers compete at a higher level, Potter added: "Who knows? What we're going to concentrate on is the game on this Sunday."

On Thursday, Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor expressed her thoughts on the potential inclusion of Celtic and Rangers in the WSL, suggesting that while their high-profile “brands” would bring significant benefits to the division, their departure could have large negative implications for the SWPL.

"I would say that's maybe the beginning of the talks - I didn't hear anything about it,” she said.

"On the pros, maybe having these two teams joining the WSL - they are two big brands - it would probably be good.

"But on the cons, it's probably not good for their country and it's better to keep them.

"It's early stages so I don't want to talk too much about something that maybe will never happen."

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