The day we're treated to only twice a year has come around to once again excite and delight us.

Transfer deadline day is here and we're just hours from the window traditionally slamming shut after what will hopefully be packed with movers and shakers across Scotland.

While you plough through the speculation and wait patiently for your club to confirm their latest signings, what about the players who aren't on the move?

Whether they are out of favour, on the verge of returning from injury or young and in need of experience, there are some players across the Scottish Premiership who would benefit from a move on the final day of the window.

Of course, they can still leave at a later date on an emergency loan, but players are restricted to only moving to a lower league in Scotland and for a maximum of 93 days.

Here are 10 players who should be hitting the headlines today.

Gary Mackay-Steven was an eleventh hour signing for Celtic on last year's winter deadline day but is he on the verge of packing his bags at the last minute again?

It was reported earlier this week he turned down a loan move back to Dundee United saying he wants to stay at Parkhead and fight for his place in the team.

Mackay-Steven hasn't kicked a ball under Brendan Rodgers yet though. He's been sidelined after an ankle operation in the summer and is only now on the verge of regaining fitness.

He will have to dislodge the likes of Patrick Roberts, Scott Sinclair and the rejuvenated James Forrest if he is to get back into the Celtic team and his own manager is said to have been open to the idea of him going out on loan.

A move away would help him find his match sharpness again, the confidence that looked to have gone missing last season and perhaps prove his worth to Rodgers for the second half of the campaign.

Linked with several clubs in recent weeks, not many would be surprised if Juanma headed for the Tynecastle exit before midnight.

Last season's top scorer has developed a reputation as being a lazy striker who needs to work harder and has fallen out of favour with manager Robbie Neilson.

He's only featured in the club's Europa League qualifiers last month and hasn't been included in any of the squads for the domestic fixtures.

He even held talks with Belgian side Waasland-Beveren but that move fell through.

The arrival of strikers Tony Watt, Conor Sammon and Bjorn Johnsen has made it even harder for Juanma to get back into Neilson's plans so a move away from the capital would benefit all parties involved.

The Rangers midfielder is no stranger to a loan spell having spent last season at Cowdenbeath and then Queen of the South.

He was a regular for the Blue Brazil but played less frequently during his spell in the Championship. With only a year remaining on his Ibrox deal now is the time for the 21-year-old to prove his worth and earn an extension.

He needs games under his belt and regular action to attract Mark Warburton's attention because as it stands he isn't even making it onto the Rangers bench.

As a central midfielder he faces tough competition to work his way into the starting line-up which he isn't going to challenge solely in training.

Nicky Low suffered with a series of injuries since his summer move from Aberdeen to Dundee last year so has never really managed to work his way into Paul Hartley's long term plans.

The arrival of Mark O'Hara ultimately pushed him further down the pecking order to the extent he was even offered as a makeweight in a proposed Stevie Mallan deal.

St Mirren weren't keen on a swap but it shouldn't restrict Low who needs game time. He still has two years remaining on his Dens Park deal so an injury-free season out on loan could be a career-changing decision for him.

Teenager Scott Wright only has a year remaining on his contract and is in that awkward stage of being in the manager's plans but not enough to see him get anywhere near a ball on a regular basis this season.

Derek McInnes wasn't prepared to entertain Inverness Caley Thistle's interest in the 19-year-old striker and clearly rates the youngster having included him in every squad since the start of the new campaign.

He's behind the likes of Adam Rooney, Jayden Stockley and Miles Storey though, and the six minutes he's played in the league and the two Challenge Cup fixtures is not enough to for a player of his prospect.

It's time for him to leave, even on a loan deal until January, to prove his worth to McInnes and any other manager who is keeping an eye on him.

Just like Gary Mackay-Steven, Nadir Ciftci is another Celtic player who is out of favour but determined to stay and fight for his place in the team.

Brendan Rodgers is also keen for the Turkish striker to battle for a place up front but he is nowhere near ready to dislodge goal machine Leigh Griffiths.

Ciftci spent last season on loan to Turkish side Eskisehirspor where he scored four goals in 12 appearances but has only played 31 minutes for Celtic under Rodgers.

He has warmed the bench four times, and been left out of the squad for the same number of games. He's done little since his arrival at Celtic to prove his worth, but a loan spell away may help him return stronger and ultimately able to make the most of the remaining three years on his contract.

Hailed as one of the next best things at Firhill, James Penrice is approaching a crucial point in his senior career.

He's only 17 years old but he's already making the breakthrough and should now start to think tactically about his future.

The left back can stay at Partick Thistle and warm the bench for the majority of the season, learning off the likes of Callum Booth in training but he would benefit more from a move down a league which could see him play regular football.

There's no experience quite like game time and it could speed up his move into the Jags' first team. With two years remaining on his contract he also has time on his side.

Say the name Craig Wighton in Dundee and most will know him for one thing - the goal which ultimately sealed Dundee United's fate last season and saw them relegated to the Championship.

At 19-years-old though this is not enough for one player to live off for the rest of his career.

He may be contracted until 2019 but the teenager must take his derby moment of glory and look to build on it as soon as possible. He needs to prove he isn't a one-hit wonder but to do so that may require a move away from Dundee.

So far he's done little more than warm the bench but having benefited from a loan move to Ra ith Rovers last year a similar deal could prove worthwhile again.

Nigerian left back Juwon Oshaniwa has failed to set the heather alight since arriving at Tynecastle last summer.

He was an unused substitute for the majority of the second half of the 2016/17 campaign and has been completely out of favour with Robbie Neilson this year.

New signing Faycal Rherras has come in and made the position his own and despite playing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, it look increasingly unlikely he will make any form of impact in the capital.

He still has two years remaining on his contract so now would be a good time for Hearts to cash in on the defender.

The defender, who left Dundee United after struggling with a string of injuries and ultimately couldn't hold down a starting place in the backline, has failed to make an impact at Pittodrie so far.

From the day he joined Aberdeen at the start of July, on a one-year-deal, the clock has been ticking for the centre half.

He suffered with achilles tendon problems throughout the Europa League qualifiers though and has been - at best - warming the bench since.

Morris doesn't have time to hang around waiting for his chance though, a short loan spell could set him up nicely for the second half of the campaign if he isn't getting a look in just now.