Ex-Arsenal star Paul Merson emphasised his 'shock' that more Premier League clubs did not go all in to sign Aaron Ramsey in the January transfer window.
The £400,000-a-week Wales star, who has not played for Juventus since October, joined Scottish champions Rangers on loan on deadline-day in a surprising move.
Everton, Newcastle, Burnley and Wolves were all amongst the interested parties yet Merson says the Magpies in particular should have tried to sign ex-Gunner Ramsey.
'It shows how much the two teams have come on and how big they are that Ramsey at Juventus would go to Rangers,' Merson told Sky Sports.
‘Wales are going to be playing Scotland in their World Cup play-off and a Scottish team are going to take him to get game time to try and knock Scotland out – for me, I don’t think that makes much sense.
‘It’s been disappointing [at Juventus]. When you get a move, you’ve got to start well at a big club like that and it didn’t work out for him.
‘I’m very shocked there isn’t Premier League clubs in for him. He’s a player that scores goals from midfield, a good player and I’m shocked there aren’t more clubs in for him.
‘You look at Newcastle, who are buying players left, right and centre and he would be the best player they’ve bought by a country mile.’
Capped 71 times by his country, Ramsey moved to Turin in 2019 after an 11-year spell with Arsenal.
He won Serie A during his debut season, but his time in Italy has also been impacted by injuries.
Ramsey made just five appearances for Juventus this season and had fallen out of coach Max Allegri's plans.
‘I am really pleased to be joining a club like Rangers, where there is so much to look forward to between now and May,’ Ramsey said.
‘I had a number of offers on the table, but none matched the magnitude of this club, with European football and the chance to play in front of 50,000 fans every other week.
‘I have had some fantastic conversations with the manager and Ross Wilson, and I’m really looking forward to working with both of them, and to meeting the supporters.’