COLIN KAZIM-RICHARDS played down the significance of his colourful past as he became one of a number of high-profile signings on a busy transfer deadline day in Scotland. Kazim-Richards was Celtic’s third and final signing of the window when he concluded his move from Feyenoord, joining Patrick Roberts who has signed an 18-month loan agreement from Manchester City and Erik Sviatchenko who moved from Denmark earlier in the month. Rangers were not inactive either, finally concluding their long pursuit of St Johnstone’s Michael O’Halloran.

Celtic become the 11th club of Kazim-Richards’ peripatetic career. The London-born Turkish international left Feyenoord under a cloud having been suspended for two weeks for threatening a journalist last month, the latest in a line of unsavoury marks against his character over the years. The striker, though, elected to consign those incidents to the past, insisting any talk of a “bad boy reputation” was simply because of his wholehearted playing style on the pitch.

“When I play for your team, you love me,” he said after signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. “When I play against you, you hate me. All the [opposition] coaches will hate me, all the other fans will hate me. Because I don’t give a second’s rest to the defenders. I will run into defenders and do whatever needs to be done to win the game. When I get on the pitch, I am going there to win, entertain my fans and ultimately get the three points. Of course I feed off the crowd. I play better when the other team’s fans are booing me. I know I am doing something right then.

“But that’s not me when I’m at home. My daughter is painting my toenails and putting stuff in my hair. My son is jumping all over me and I’m changing nappies. I’m doing normal things. Because of the type of the player I am, people outside the club I’m at like to put on certain things. That comes with the job, which is sad, but I can’t change it.”

Roberts was similarly upbeat about the challenges awaiting him in Scotland over the next year and a half. “It is the biggest club in Scotland. They play in Europe, they play in a massive stadium like this, what’s not to know about them? I am here for a long time and I want to be as successful as anyone else and win trophies.”

Kazim-Roberts will effectively replace another Turk in Nadir Ciftci who has moved on loan to Super Liga side Eskisehirspor until the end of the season. Ciftci has endured a difficult time at Celtic after moving from Dundee United in the summer for £1.5m, missing the first six domestic games due to a suspension and then struggling to impose himself thereafter, scoring just four times in 22 appearances. Another leaving Celtic, temporarily, was Aidan Nesbitt, the 18 year-old moving on loan to Partick Thistle until the end of the season. Earlier in the day, the Maryhill side had added Antonio German from Indian club Kerala Blasters.

O’Halloran, meanwhile, was the only new first-team recruit to arrive at Rangers yesterday but manager Mark Warburton declared himself satisfied with the business done over the month. The forward became his fourth January signing, following Billy King, Harry Forrester, and Maciej Gostomski in the door. The Accrington Stanley pair Matt Crooks and Josh Windass have also been secured on pre-contract agreements, and Warburton felt more would join them in the summer.

“The chairman said he thinks we need five new players but he didn’t say in January,” said the Rangers manager. “I absolutely agree with him and in the summer I will be looking to add at least another four to six players to the squad - but not in January. I would never, ever do that. The worst thing you can do is bring in too many in January - that’s far more damaging than not bringing in enough. If we were eight points behind and third or fourth in the league it would be different. But we are eight points clear, playing one more game, so we are not in bad shape.”

Hearts were among the busiest clubs on deadline day. They signed Don Cowie, following the midfielder’s release from Wigan Athletic, added John Souttar from Dundee United as the window neared its end, and brought in striker Abiola Dauda on loan from Vitesse Arnhem. Leaving Tynecastle were Morgaro Gomis, who has moved on loan to Motherwell, Danny Swanson, who has been released, and Osman Sow who was last night on the brink of completing a move to China for a fee upwards of £1m. The proposed loan move of Jordan McGhee to Middlesbrough could not be concluded on time.

Similarly, Aberdeen could not agree a deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Greg Tansey – despite reportedly meeting a release clause – but were able to secure Simon Church on loan from MK Dons. Heading out of Pittodrie was David Goodwillie who has signed on loan with Ross County. Managerless Kilmarnock were still able to add Gary Dicker from Carlisle United and Lee Hodson on loan from MK Dons.