Sorry to any Liverpool, City, Chelsea or Arsenal fans looking in but regardless of current league position Manchester United remain the biggest club in England, potentially the world.
And that naturally means any player coming up to Scotland from Old Trafford demands attention.
New Rangers signing Amad Diallo however, is on another plane of transfer hype.
The winger, 19, is pitching up at Ibrox just 15 months after leaving Atalanta for a fee that could rise to as much as £37m.
That is a whole new level even though there's little chance of seeing the Ivorian at Ibrox beyond his straight six-month loan.
With just days left to give Gio van Bronckhorst enough firepower to get a second successive title over the line, Ross Wilson has pulled a rabbit out of the hat with a Champions League jackpot on the line that even eclipses that mammoth fee United may need to stump up.
Diallo appears the real deal.
But there are pitfalls aplenty as some big names haven't managed to cut the mustard in Scotland after arriving from the Red Devils.
James Wilson
After his Old Trafford debut aged 18 saw him rattle two past Hull City, striker Wilson was tipped for big things. But he rarely got a sniff of the first team after that with Louis van Gaal and then Jose Mourinho sending him on loan to three Championship clubs before he'd arrive at Pittodrie three years on from that stellar debut. A serious knee injury had also ensured the second of those three, a loan to Derby County, lasted just two months.
So it was over to Derek McInnes to try and get the best out of a talented young lad who had just lost his way. Early initial promise was derailed by fitness issues though when he bagged the winner in a success over Motherwell things were looking up. But he'd score just three more goals in 24 league appearances in a frustrating season. Nevertheless, McInnes decided he'd seen enough promise to offer Wilson a contract when his time at United was up. He proceeded not to score a single goal as a permanent Aberdeen signing and moved on to Salford City six months into his two-year deal. Now at Port Vale in England's League Two.
Demetri Mitchell
No doubt his recent move to the green half of Edinburgh will have soured how Hearts fans recall his spell in Gorgie but on the whole can be described as a successful signing compared to other EPL loanees who have rocked up at Tynecastle to much fanfare. (Ashley Smith-Brown, anyone?) His "Hibs? Who are they?" quip immediately won the, erm, hearts of supporters and his displays in the months after his first spell were outstanding. Tearing forward from left-back, Mitchell's raw pace and dribbling made him an effective weapon in the second half of the 2017-18 season with his finest moment a jaw dropping long-ranger against St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup.
Mitchell came back for round two and told of having "unfinished business" to attend to but second season syndrome seemed to kick in. He never quite hit the heights and a brutal injury blow led to one of Scottish football’s real sliding doors moments. With Mitchell sent back down the road and Ben Garuccio also crocked, Craig Levein had to turn to a 16-year-old named Aaron Hickey…
Tyler Blackett
Didn’t exactly have the easiest of jobs on his hands when he was tasked with replacing much loved duo Virgil van Dijk and Jason Denayer in summer 2015. But it’s safe to say far more was expected of Blackett, who had a string of United first-team appearances, the approval of Louis van Gaal and a handful of England caps at various youth levels. The tail end of the Ronny Deila days were characterised by woeful defending which in turn was epitomised by Blackett’s performances: low awareness, weak on set pieces. After being substituted on against Molde and then back off again the writing was already on the wall.
Although, was he something of an easy target for pundits over some more established Parkhead names? Paul Lambert said he looked “petrified” in the Europa League clash. An astonished Gordon Strachan watched a replay of him going up for a header and gasped: “He actually shrinks.” And Chris Sutton questioned if Deila even wanted him at Parkhead in the first place. Blackett’s spell at Celtic: pretty much what the sometimes overused ‘flop’ term was coined to describe. Did go on to make over 100 appearances at Reading followed by a spell at Nottingham Forest. Now at MLS side FC Cincinnati.
Lee Martin
Had just one first-team United appearance at the time and the wide-eyed winger was in awe when he arrived in Glasgow. Paul Le Guen landed the signing in August 2006, initially only until January, but held out hope he could remain until the end of the season thanks to a good relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson.
He needn’t have given the idea a second thought, for two reasons. The first being that Martin completely failed to impress, save for a standout performance against Hearts, and the second being that the Frenchman would follow him out the Ibrox door in the new year. Incredibly, Rangers were just one of six clubs United punted Martin on loan to. Went on to have a respectable career across the Football League after being finally cut loose in 2009 and is still playing for Ebbsfleet, who he captains, at 34.
Phil Bardsley
Another Le Guen signing at Ibrox and one that had far more promise than the aforementioned Martin. Burst onto the scene by smashing home a beauty of a free-kick against Falkirk but would rarely contribute going forward, instead choosing to be in the old-school mould of full-backs that barely crossed halfway.
Bardsley didn’t last long though and didn’t get a taste of the Old Firm either after a needless red card in a defeat to Hibs at Easter Road ruled him out. Not long after that he was excluded from the Gers squad in one of Le Guen’s many player vs manager bust-ups, following a tackle on team-mate Thomas Buffel in training. Young Alan Hutton was then called upon and would soon become a first-team regular but for Bardsley his number was up. He never played for Rangers again and was sent back to Manchester in December. Few could argue with his career since - he’s still going at Premier League Burnley and hit the 300 top flight appearance mark last season, most of those coming at Sunderland before the club’s slide.
