Rangers in pole position to sign a 'Very Important' goal machine - report

Rangers are still after a move for Albion Rrahmani and are in pole position to sign him this summer, according to Football Scotland.

The outlet reported on their website on 17 June that a Romanian source had indicated the Light Blues were best placed to sign the striker, as Philippe Clement seeks to strengthen at Ibrox during the transfer window.

That is despite Rapid Bucharest president Viorel Moldovan publicly claiming that there had so far been just one bid made for the in-demand Kosovan, and that offer has been deemed unacceptable, so the club would like to keep him.

He said: “There is, at the moment, an offer for Rrahmani, which, from our point of view, is not at his level and value. I can’t say from whose side, however we want Rrahmani to continue with us.

“Moreover, he is under contract with the club, he is a very important player for us and we hope that he will help us to achieve our goals.

“It is not easy to manage such a moment, things can be tempting when you hear that you have offers, maybe for the better, but he is a balanced boy. I think we will still have him.”

Rangers ready to spend big on Cyriel Dessers upgrade?

After a debut season for Neil Lennon’s new club in which Rrahmani scored 17 goals in just 26 appearances he has seemingly impressed the Ibrox hierarchy.

There is a need to add a high-quality new option up front with Danilo coming off a serious injury, Sam Lammers expected to be sold, and Cyriel Dessers inconsistent for all he showed some impressive signs in scoring 22 last term.

According to Digi Sport on 6 June Rangers are willing to offer as much as €6million [£5.7m] for the 23-year-old Rahmani, which would be a ten-fold increase on what he cost a year ago.

It has been speculated that the Light Blues might be making a run at Lawrence Shankland from Hearts if they were spending that sort of money on a striker, but Clement and Nils Koppen are largely looking beyond the UK for their targets.

Clearly it is a gamble of sorts to bring in expensive recruits who have never played in Scotland before, as Lammers proved by struggling so badly for the Gers.

But if the club can capitalise on their place at the head of the queue to bring in Rrahmani, and he can adapt at Ibrox as quickly as he did last season, then it would be seen as money well spent.

In other Rangers news, an Ibrox figure whose contract was expiring is now expected to stay at the club.

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