Rangers close to signing Portland Timbers striker Kevin Kelsy

Rangers are pursuing options on the final day of the Scottish Premiership transfer window as they close in on the signing of striker Kevin Kelsy.

Manager Derek McInnes confirmed on Wednesday night the club were very close to sealing a deal for the Portland Timbers' 22-year-old Venezuelan forward Kelsy while there might be another deal done.

Rangers earlier rebuffed a loan bid from Besiktas for Nico Raskin and allowed Thelo Aasgaard to move to Anderlecht on loan with the Belgians paying a fee and having the option to buy the Norway midfielder.

Rangers have since been linked with moves for Stuttgart and Algeria winger Badredine Bouanani and PSV Eindhoven and Bosnia wide player Esmir Bajraktarevic.

The Premiership window closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday but Celtic raced to beat the UEFA registration deadline of 11 p.m. on Wednesday night with six signings in little over 24 hours.

Dutch midfielder Joel van den Berg signed from PSV and Swiss right-back Jordan Lotomba from Feyenoord just before the deadline.

Celtic earlier signed four loan players -- Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, Parma midfielder Oliver Sorensen and 18-year-old Chelsea pair Shim Mheuka and Landon Emenalo.

Manager Martin O'Neill confirmed after Celtic's 3-0 win over Aberdeen that they might still be active after the UEFA deadline.

A potential move for Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis failed to materialise in time for the Lithuanian to make Celtic's Europa League squad.

Hearts signed a second 18-year-old in 24 hours after bringing in Faroese winger Aron Benjaminsen from Vikingur on Wednesday.

The Jambos signed midfielder Leart Kabashi from Grasshoppers on a four-year contract. The Switzerland Under-19 international has six first-team appearances to his name.

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Falkirk are expected to announce their 17th and final summer signing ahead of the deadline.

Dundee signed 20-year-old attacking midfielder Jack Moorhouse on loan from Manchester United on Wednesday evening.