Latest Rangers transfer news – Clement after top-flight defender

Soccer FanCast brings you the definitive Rangers switch round-up forward of the approaching January window.

After ending second to Celtic final time period, the Gers shall be desirous to go one higher and dethrone their rivals as Scottish Premiership champions, and having not received off to one of the best begin, they parted methods with Michael Beale in October.

In his place, the Gers signed Belgian supervisor Philippe Clement, who managed Ligue 1 facet AS Monaco as lately as June. The 49-year-old has no Scottish soccer expertise however spent one 12 months down south with Coventry Metropolis within the Nineteen Nineties.

Clement has hauled the Gers to inside touching distance of prime spot and guided them to the Viaplay Cup remaining. Listed below are the newest rumours forward of the Frenchman’s first switch window at Ibrox…

Newest Rangers switch rumours – in

Tuesday twelfth December

Connor Barron – Aberdeen: Forward of the January switch window, reported Rangers goal Connor Barron has modified company (by way of FootballScotland).

It’s believed Barron has departed the CAA Base company and had determined to hitch PLG, which represents the likes of Andy Robertson and David Turnbull.

The midfielder’s contract is about to run out in the summertime, that means this might be the final alternative for the Dons to usher in some cash for the 21-year-old.

Though the report claims Aberdeen are eager to not lose the Scotland U21 prospect, any curiosity from Ibrox might show a troublesome supply to show down for the midfielder.

Monday eleventh December

Mason Holgate – Everton: In line with The Solar, Rangers are believed to be one of many golf equipment who’re displaying a eager curiosity in Everton defender Mason Holgate.

It has been a difficult begin to the 2023/24 marketing campaign for the English defender who’s at the moment plying his commerce away from Goodison Park with Championship facet Southampton.

Holgate is at the moment on mortgage with the Saints, nonetheless, the Toffees are anticipated to recall him from that mortgage deal, with the Englishman struggling to nail down any common soccer at St Mary’s.

So far, Holgate has solely been capable of rack up 5 appearances within the Championship and he has not featured in Southampton’s final 5 league video games (by way of Transfermarkt).

Though a January transfer seems to be a chance, it’s reported Rangers should not the one facet displaying an curiosity in Holgate, with each Middlesbrough and Watford stated to be eager on the centre-back.

Newest Rangers switch rumours – out

Ianis Hagi: In line with reviews in Spain (by way of The Scottish Solar), a return to Ibrox is turning into extra probably for the Romanian ahead.

Hagi departed Ibrox in the summertime underneath Michael Beale’s stewardship on a mortgage deal to hitch Spanish facet Alaves.

Nonetheless, the 25-year-old is discovering it troublesome to nail down common soccer, with simply six begins to his title in La Liga, the place he’s nonetheless trying to find his first purpose (by way of Transfermarkt).

A possible return to Ibrox for Hagi will go away Clement with an attention-grabbing resolution to make and it will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Rangers can be eager to ship the Romanian again out on mortgage or re-integrate him into the primary staff.