Rangers Transfer Rumours 4

11 Dec 2025 14:37:44
Rudi Galetti claiming Villareal are interested in Gassama.

11 Dec 2025 15:07:36
Is he a reliable source mate haven't heard his name.

11 Dec 2025 15:18:39
I will pay his flight there he isn't good enough for what we need especially on the right.

11 Dec 2025 15:32:32
Bob not sure mate seen a few of his tweets but unsure of his credibility.

11 Dec 2025 15:47:59
Frustrated his best position has always been LW at every club.

Unfortunately we have a bad habit of playing wingers on the wrong side of their best form.

we currently have 4 LW's and 1 RW, yet thought it was smart to loan out a RW we paid close to 5 mill for who is sitting on a bench abroad doing nothing, while we struggle for any form / goals on the RW, Cortes should be brought back into the squad in december and given a proper run on the RW under Rohl, it's been his best position priro to joining us, when we suddenly decided we would make him a LW.

wouldn;t mind seeing

Gassama LW
Miovski CF
Cortes RW

the winter window isn;t as productive, with few clubs willing to let quality players go unless they are desperate for cash or offered silly money.

11 Dec 2025 16:31:29
he's not got 18 month left he had a year extension and keep him to after world cup and if he does well there wee will get more than 15 easy.

11 Dec 2025 17:06:30
If we can make a decent profit on him then i say sell him, depends on if we have a sell on due to sheff weds though as well, anything upwards of £7m i would take it.

11 Dec 2025 17:18:29
Is Cortes no a left winger? 🤔.

11 Dec 2025 17:33:51
SirWalterMcCoist - yes, Cortes hates playing on the RW.

Almost as much as Gassama dislikes playing on the RW, however as Rohl has explained Gassama is doing what's required for the team.

11 Dec 2025 17:43:58
Cortes has done nothing so why would he be there.

11 Dec 2025 18:36:38
I would play Sterling down the RW with Tav at RB and they can Inter change like Hutton and Whittaker did back in the day. Stirling could be a great player on tbe RW.

11 Dec 2025 19:48:48
Gassama played left wing the night done nothing and his attitude is stinking.
Curtis done more than him in less time.

Curtis and Moore should both start at weekend.

11 Dec 2025 19:55:43
albrfc, didn't realise villareal were that desperate!

11 Dec 2025 20:18:22
Whatever they offer take it. Spends more lying on ground than standing up. Had cheek to throw a strop when subbed.

11 Dec 2025 20:49:18
Id loan cortes back to americas.

11 Dec 2025 20:50:11
Use his wage to get someone else on loan with option

Take a look at gruber from ferencvaros maybe.

11 Dec 2025 21:20:33
Gassama is one of the laziest players i have seen. Take the money and run.

11 Dec 2025 22:23:44
Agree punt him, lazy wee sod.

11 Dec 2025 23:30:17
Curtis and Moore and let Mikey do whatever he wants whenever he wants to, as Toomy Doc said to a few players "you go out and do what you do son I cannot tell you what to do".

12 Dec 2025 00:16:55
Get in to fk, Curtis is primed and ready to play. He must start the next game.

12 Dec 2025 00:25:34
Stop playing wingers. Play 442. Wingers are too hit and miss.
Take any money we can for him

Hi and get Alex Toth who schooled Raskin, way better!

12 Dec 2025 07:07:24
Get him booted tae Spain asap and take what ever we can for him. Embarrassing player, throwing himself tae the floor every chance he gets. No wanting tae track back and then no coming to wish his replacement well and throws a strop and walks aff the other side of the pitch. Absolute wee prick so he is.

12 Dec 2025 08:06:03
He scored a couple of decent goals at the beginning and done very little else, very greedy player who won't put in a cross, he would rather lose the ball trying to beat someone for a second time.

12 Dec 2025 08:54:13
Agree storm.

12 Dec 2025 12:50:49
At this moment in time there are none of our players who are " unsellable" however the ones that have shown they can play should be the last to be sold unless we get offers that are too good to be turned down. Guys like Raskin and Gassama have had dips in form but have shown that they can play and there is a reason other clubs want to buy them.

We have so many that are showing nothing that we need to replace asap before we get to these two guys. We need to get Gassama back on the left and getting the balls in areas to attack full backs. However I will say, not sure we need to be playing wingers when we are using wing backs for width,.

12 Dec 2025 13:55:45
WSL don't be silly Gassama is Lazy and Greedy and that's the only reason a team in a better league than ours would ever want to sign him whilst we get to keep players like Antman, Chermiti and Danilo.

12 Dec 2025 16:54:26
Wsl there are quite a few of our players who are unsellable!

ie no one will take them off our hands.

12 Dec 2025 20:19:50
Absolutely embarrassing thread.

12 Dec 2025 20:50:22
Gassama must be going through a 3 month dip in form then 😳.

10 Dec 2025 23:18:42
Had a busy wee day today lads so not seen any news all day.

Just seen Raskin rumour.

I call bull.

Besiktas wouldn't spend £15m on a player from Scot has failed in turkey. Exception being McGregor and boys done ok but wasn't liked by fans.

No way their paying 15m for someone from our league aftet lunny and borna and whoever else.

11 Dec 2025 11:22:13
I think Raskin will be aiming for a better move than to turkey as well stevie.

11 Dec 2025 14:02:12
Playing in a team that have done little to nothing in Europe and have had their worst domestic campaign since returning to the top flight, 18 months left on Raskin's contract, i reckon Rangers will be lucky to get 7-8 mill for him, teams can wait it out and get for free in under 18 months, not like he is lighting up the SPFL every season.

He's been getting more games for Belgium due to key players being injured or not ready for their first team and for no other reason. See how much he gets used in the big games in the World Cup, my bet is he will be used sparingly if at all and spend most of that competition benched or in the reserves. If Belgium have all their big star midfielders fully fit, Raskin is nowhere near their levels, hence him still playing in a smaller league at 24.

I can't see him playing for a big club as some claim, too inconsistent and he is not a CM, his stats in the Belgian League and for his national side show he is an out and out CDM, i think he would do well in Italy, where his strengths would be fully utilised.

As a CM any team would expect more assists and goals, and he has struggled with that every season in a pretty average league.

11 Dec 2025 16:07:59
Laudrup got to disagree that he's not a CM if I had to choose who would sit in front of my defence in that Belgium side I would choose Onana every day of the week. Raskin strengths are his ballwinning abilities and pressing. You do not need to score or assist to be a good CM if your role is to pass it off to the more creative guys which Belgium have.

Also complete nonsense that he's starting because of injuries. Even the manager has stated he likes Raskin because he's something that none of their midfielders have.

11 Dec 2025 19:50:03
Calb can't use common sense on here especially with LH.

12 Dec 2025 13:10:53
I'll eat my hat if Raskin goes to Turkey.

10 Dec 2025 17:59:10
A Turkish journalist on X and on YouTube claims Besiktas interested in Raskin and Rangers want £15m. Has anyone heard.

10 Dec 2025 18:06:13
Turkey, ranger's and January transfer window. Hand in hand in hand.

10 Dec 2025 18:11:19
the turks do love a Rangers rumour 🤣 would take with a pinch of salt, would probably take 15 mill though.

10 Dec 2025 18:21:56
Sell, sell, sell.

10 Dec 2025 18:45:28
Wait until after world cup and sell for 20 plus.

10 Dec 2025 18:50:07
Anyone tried the new viral Turkish kebab recipe, sorry yes take the £15 m😛.

10 Dec 2025 19:12:40
Think 15m is too low myself. Look at championship players with zero international caps going for more. If we sell then we need to wait till the World Cup is past so if he has a great tournament we can name our price. I can see Raskin playing at the top level in time.

10 Dec 2025 19:23:00
Yet another Rangers player linked with a Turkish club by a Turkish journalist. Its all nonsense they have never taken a player from Rangers that they had to pay money for AND I'm pretty sure he knocked back that move on Transfer deadline day when Martin tried to force him out.

Also why would he go there, now, and put his World Cup place at risk. We can't afford to let him go from this squad, one of the few who can actually play at the level required at Rangers.

10 Dec 2025 19:40:46
No chance! And I can't see him choosing Turkey.

10 Dec 2025 19:54:27
Yet to see a Turkish team pay the actual value of a player. Not happening.

10 Dec 2025 19:57:28
WC round the corner. who on earth would sell for miserable 15m with a contract until 2028😂.

10 Dec 2025 20:56:10
Can't see Raskin going anywhere in January.

10 Dec 2025 21:02:45
WSL

Did a Turkish team get Ridvan for free then?

10 Dec 2025 21:37:18
Doubt it will happen with Turkey, but would take the £15m!

10 Dec 2025 22:47:59
15 is definitely below the going rate of a Belgian international i'd be telling them to match bassey offer.

10 Dec 2025 23:50:47
£15m is a joke.

11 Dec 2025 00:02:03
They'll ask for him on laim woth option if X amount of games met then drop him one game before the target

They're never paying 15m for a box to box mf from Scotland with poor assist numebers and pool goal return in a January window.

11 Dec 2025 08:38:30
15 mill -take it and run (if at all true) - no guarantee to have a great WC so a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush🤔😁.

11 Dec 2025 12:27:38
Scottw, maybe I missed out the word decent in front of money. They bought Yilmaz back for a mere £2 million which was pretty much half of what they sold him for which means they are still well in profit. Over recent years the Turkish media have linked Turkish clubs with lots of Rangers players and apart from frees like Borna, Kent and Lunny they haven't signed any of them.

The fact that those three all flopped in Turkey would make it even less likely that they would buy one of our players for big money.

11 Dec 2025 14:36:57
plenty money in the turkish league any one of there 3 top teams would slaughter us right now.

Galatasaray would annihalate us right now, they only spent a measly 150 mill euros this season bringing in top quality players like Victor Osimen, Leroy Sane, Wilfried Singo, add that to top quality players like Mauro Icardi, Davinson Sanchez and so on.

Galatasaray - 27 players - Value 305 mill euros.
Fenerbahçe - 30 players - Value 291 mill euros.


total turkish league value is 1.33 billion euros.
total scottish league value 353 mill euros.

we are not even 100 mill, clearly our league is far poorer, miles behind the turkish league and struggles to attract the calibre of players that regularly sign for top turkish clubs, this they don't pay the players and have no money crap is utter tosh and is from yonks ago.

And with us potentially being out of Europe next season due to the dual club ownership rule taking effect (49ers are involved in Leeds and Rangers) unless before we even kick a ball next season once uefas rule takes effect.

Only 2 ways out of that, win the league or the 49ers sell their share of the club and bail, they ain't picking us over leeds who are a more profitable club and business is always about money / profit in the long run.

Scottish clubs will only get poorer both financially and on the pitch.
Without European competition revenue, unless the team in question wins the league outright, and even then they will still have to qualify first for the main stage, or drop out to the next lower comp.

11 Dec 2025 14:50:01
I bet all the people saying take a lower amount are the same ones that are under valuing igamane - look how that is turning out.

11 Dec 2025 15:56:13
Igamane's potential is 3 times Raskins easy, not even close.

we only got Igamane thanks to Koppen who had been scouting him for a while with the intentions of signing him for PSV not us. luckily we signed Koppen and that got us Igamane for a very silly price hence AS Far Raabat getting a nice slice of the profit from the LOSC deal, and Igamane was already ranked in the top 10 under 21 strikers in the world prior to joining us.

And like a lot of players we get never even tried to use him in his position to boost his value pre sale, as a CF.
Imagine playing a young lad with his potential as a LW,.

09 Dec 2025 22:02:15
John or Asa have anyone heard about the interest from Rangers in young kellen fisher Norwich city right back 21 years old can also play right mid worth 2million. Was hearing we had a scout at bramal lane watching him tonight.

09 Dec 2025 22:30:39
I know nothing of the young boy I am afraid.

10 Dec 2025 08:37:07
Heard nothing re this player. Will ask around.

10 Dec 2025 11:31:22
Cheers lads just heard about it last night and thought it was a strange rumour especially as Clement down as their manager now.

10 Dec 2025 12:48:40
Maybe one from Robbie Thelwells wee black book.

10 Dec 2025 13:26:35
Capped for the England u21 very recently, good few for the under 20, contract until 2028, can't see us signing him for 2m.

10 Dec 2025 13:57:46
Maybe big Phil wants him out on loan, is that a possibility?

10 Dec 2025 14:41:49
Fork he's starting mate.

10 Dec 2025 14:51:39
Fork imo very unlikely, played 40 games last season and 19;so far this season.

10 Dec 2025 17:39:44
Cheers guys don't know the lad at all. 👍.

10 Dec 2025 19:27:24
Fork I'm very sure EPL clubs were interested in him after only playing 15/20 games last year mate, had a look at him earlier today, see Clement has used him as lb/rb, think it was only rb last season.

10 Dec 2025 21:52:02
Cheers bud👍.

10 Dec 2025 23:19:59
Imagine Thelwell jr actually turned out a real success 😂that be some story lol.

11 Dec 2025 14:51:48
I really think Rangers should be looking at this ferencvaros lad gruber 21 year old looks excellent quick feet two footed perfect for Antman replacement for me.

09 Dec 2025 17:22:10
Just seen online, Jens deal. Possible German player, any1 any info.

09 Dec 2025 18:08:35
Jens Hjertø-Dahl? Young Norwegian CM/DM has been linked over last few days.

09 Dec 2025 22:36:03
Looks decent.

10 Dec 2025 00:21:39
That's the 1 Robert. I should really check my post before posting.

10 Dec 2025 16:40:21
We got a Norwegian cap who a few on here said was great whilst playing for the giants of Luton. he isn't, so hopefully Danny finds something in Germany or region.

10 Dec 2025 18:16:11
Been so disappointed in him ger84. He was the one i was most excited about, probably one of biggest disappointments tbh.

10 Dec 2025 21:16:26
Gers 84 i was wondering why a certain someone was trying to dig you out pal. Then i see this.

Spot on btw.

11 Dec 2025 00:03:59
Born ruffian. His line "they terrible Norwegians too" exposed him clearly, for Norway read Saltcoats but could be Carfin I suppose.

Best ignored till it runs away greetin. I like Norway I've been and he hasn't been anywhere near 'they Norwegians'.

11 Dec 2025 00:34:12
A good liar needs a good memory. Like when him and a few other posters discussing how they were navigating their autumn years.

Fast forward a few month and he was in the same class at school kjetil knutsen lol.

My homework led me to discover that asa was about 27 years old when he was in primary 5 🤣

Or the restaurants he reccomended for the brann trip. One has been closed for a few years, still on google apparently but trading under a different name hahaha. I could go on all night, all day and all tomorrow night. And if you believe him I've got a special offer on "they" magic beans.

11 Dec 2025 14:55:59
Ok so one norwegian doesn't do great so others must not be great sorry, but that is a daft argument.

Aasgaard was always going to be a risk even if you check out what Luton fans said which was that when he's on it he's good but goes missing too often.

I still agree with his transfer only thing i didn't agree with at the time was the price and it could still work out for us if we get him a decent loan and he makes Norway squad for world cup.

09 Dec 2025 17:02:46
Don't know if any truth in this. But I have family and friends in Germany, both have said that Anthony Galinski ( scout for us ) has been to many games in Germany.

Is Rohl going to be D. A and bring in his home nation players.?

Dose anyone know if true?

09 Dec 2025 17:24:09
Would make sense to target players he knows.

09 Dec 2025 17:26:48
Hopefully he's aware of a few gems.

09 Dec 2025 17:36:14
Thelwell targeted players he knew and look how that turned out.

09 Dec 2025 17:38:26
Hardly likely to target players he doesn't know.

09 Dec 2025 17:42:09
RR - Thelwell targeted players for his biggest percentage cut 🤔.

09 Dec 2025 17:59:12
Rangers Royal, Thelwell was clueless.

09 Dec 2025 18:01:46
BF and so will have Rohl if the players he knows don't play well 🫣.

09 Dec 2025 18:05:24
We've scouted the bottom end of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for a while now.

We've been close to converting a few deals over the last few seasons, but it's a very competitive market.

09 Dec 2025 18:05:39
Would expect one or two Germans, not got a problem with that, a hammer please.

09 Dec 2025 18:11:26
Thelwell targeted agents he knew that liked to dish out envelopes to sweeten the deals, imo.

09 Dec 2025 18:42:44
Said earlier it's a country we r targeting.

09 Dec 2025 18:56:53
Tjark Ernst
Marton Dardai
Valgeir Lunndal Friðriksson

That would be a good start.

09 Dec 2025 19:58:31
Yes Danny target Germany not Norway we have one of them and he's no great though was celebrated on here when with the giants of Luton.

09 Dec 2025 19:58:58
Asa - not the first time you have mentioned this player Tjark Ernst who you must rate highly.

09 Dec 2025 20:26:53
That a decent list mate and all player we could realistically get.

09 Dec 2025 20:28:52
Yes Copland excellent young goalkeeper who has been first choice at Hertha since he was 19. Was linked with Bayern before they Signed Jonas Urbig.

09 Dec 2025 20:29:48
Happy with some scandanvian players in the door usually strong and can tackle and some German players if Rohl knows them ideal - ah Albertz remember him power shots and a heavy big lad as lambert will testify - I trust Rohl and can see us singing some good players in the window.

09 Dec 2025 20:30:08
Oh yes Gers 84 Manchester City have one of they terrible Norwegians too.

09 Dec 2025 20:53:00
Don't think tjark Ernst from what I told we are watching alexi lidberg ( sorry for the spelling of wrong ) and Jesper daland don't know anything about any of them. Anyone know of them?

09 Dec 2025 21:17:11
Aye that Norwegian bloke at City is absolutely mince😉🤣
Kind of think Aasgaard isn't suited to our game, but may come gd👍 although he has been poor.

09 Dec 2025 21:19:58
Asa - if the rumours re Kelly and Wright are correct then we need another keeper to challenge Butland unless Munn becomes our No.2 after his loan spell at Dunfermline.

09 Dec 2025 21:43:02
I wouldn't be against Scott Bain replacing Kelly in the squad.

09 Dec 2025 21:44:17
Fork i agree he has not been up to standard but I always said i believe he is a project player.
It is not his fault the club paid too much for a project.

09 Dec 2025 21:51:54
Copland I would say that if it is Tjark he will become number 1.

09 Dec 2025 22:38:16
Come on you can't hold Thelwell up and compair to Rohl in transfers

Thelwell was a business guy Rohl a football man.

10 Dec 2025 02:31:59
Maybe wait till he even gets one or two and give them a chance to play before judging.

10 Dec 2025 07:26:05
To rubbish a player because of the country he plays for despite him selecting that country through parentage. He is more English as a footballer than anything.

I just think back to the last boy that came from Germany (selected the USA as his national team). Tillman was absolute class and the noise that came his way was terrible.

I'll take Germans, I'll take Norwegian. They need the right work ethic and skills. That's all that counts.

10 Dec 2025 12:49:13
Its all about quality and mentality not Nationality. It is strange though that we have had a few Great Danes and Top Swedes but I can't really think of any Norwegians that have really made their mark at Ibrox but that's not to say any that we sign won't be great. Aasgaard is a funny one, he really is an English player who qualifies to play for Norway so he's not really an indicator of talent coming out of that country.

He is so frustrating, you can see that he has talent I just hope that Rohl can find a way of breaking the shackles on him and letting him express himself.

10 Dec 2025 16:23:07
wsl as you say it isn't always down to talent but down to mentality. One of the main fallouts from Martin's short reign is that it removed any confidence the new players (and the old? ) had because of all the negativity around the place.

you can already see the uplift after only a month or so of Rohl. a few additions for positions we don't have covered or have the players to play Rohl's way will improve that further.

10 Dec 2025 16:46:09
"they terrible Norwegians " you from Wishaw? who said Norwegians were terrible by the way? I mentioned one who isn't great so stop stirring, I see quite a few that suggest it's what you do till you run away in the huff.

10 Dec 2025 18:03:53
Your only trying to cause trouble.

10 Dec 2025 18:25:48
We might as well just sign any Norwegian then if haaland is great, make it make sense. Aasgaard has been nothing short of rotten in Rangers colours.

10 Dec 2025 18:50:13
BB4 I have made it make sense.

Nationality is no bearing on whether they are good or not.

Won't all be Haaland but also won't all disappoint like Aasgaard who is technically English.

10 Dec 2025 19:01:27
"they terrible Norwegians" you might kid a few on here but certainly not all. You attacked me Mitty and twisted what I said, so it's you causing trouble. again it appears. I've been to Norway, have you?

10 Dec 2025 21:20:44
Of course he has g84, he owns a team mate 🙄.

11 Dec 2025 00:31:41
I think ASA is unemployed and sitting in a flat in Paisley and never been to Norway.

12 Dec 2025 23:24:55
No arguing any more as they come at you with a trained killer hamster and a feather duster. vicious.

09 Dec 2025 12:44:26
It appears Kelly Wright and rice have rejected new deals, Kelly wants out in January

Munn may return from Dunfermline early due to lack of minutes, same re gentles at raith rovers

Leon king has several offers Scotland and England.

09 Dec 2025 13:07:43
Can understand Kelly John he'll be wanting a place in the Scotland squad for the world cup mate, understand Rice as well he needs games.

09 Dec 2025 13:14:44
Thanks for the info John.

Understandable re Kelly. He may fancy his chances of being Scotland No. 1 should anything happen to Gordon.

09 Dec 2025 13:17:25
Leon King. totally forgot about him.

09 Dec 2025 13:30:29
No real loss. The likes of Cameron and Curtis are struggling to get game time so likes of Rice will never get enough game time.

09 Dec 2025 13:35:58
Athole, I see Gunn, Gordon, Kelly, Bain, McCrorie in that order. Kelly needs games or he won't go.

We can reduce salary significantly again if we add Dowell, Matondo, Davie, Cifuentes and the loan players. Ally.

That's before we consider Souttar, Tav, Aasgaard, Antman, Danilo, Cameron, mb Sterling.

09 Dec 2025 13:49:18
Give them all hefty back up wage increases. 😜. I'd have liked Rice to sign then head out on loan for a couple seasons. Looks the the new SFA loan club initiative is a resounding success so far then John.

09 Dec 2025 13:51:37
Offers for King?

09 Dec 2025 13:52:11
We were really keen on signing one of the Serbia U21 keepers last season, I remember the majority of recruitment team raving about them.

Hopefully something we can revisit as I think it's a position that's been weak for a while now.

09 Dec 2025 14:04:53
Appreciate the insight John👍.

09 Dec 2025 14:05:20
It seems to be all about the World Cup for Kelly so I hope the club aren't hard to deal with. I wish the player well and I hope he makes.

09 Dec 2025 14:27:25
To be fair if they don't want new deals due to lack of game time then that's fair enough and says more about their character that they don't want to stay at the club earning a wage for nothing, same can't be said about certain others.

I mean John if we do recall these boys then they need selling as if they can't get playing for a championship club then they'll never make it here so wish all those the best but ta ta.

09 Dec 2025 14:35:43
King needs to move and has had chances but wages the problem, went to Queens park not used much for whatever reason and not much playing time at Ayr either, could he be the problem?

09 Dec 2025 14:57:20
No e of them are a real loss.

09 Dec 2025 15:20:56
Yeh think you're right re pecking order of keepers John.

I actually think Gunn is a decent keeper. I think I might be in the minority on that one.

I'd have him ahead of Kelly it it was for us.

09 Dec 2025 15:42:09
Thanks for the info John as always 🫡.

09 Dec 2025 15:43:33
Big blue how are the players earning a wage for nothing, absoloute stupid reply that is. The boys go to training everyday, some go on match day overnight trips and sqauds. Yes may not play but how's that earning a wage for nothing. Give yer head a wobble and come backck into reality.

09 Dec 2025 15:52:40
Could we loan out Kelly for 6 month.

09 Dec 2025 16:03:38
Ehl, we r still very interested in several players from Serbia Slovakia Slovenia and Croatia.

Two r goalies, three defenders and a winger. We won't sign them all if any.

I'm told we have three key target areas, abroad. Scandinavian, east Europe and Germany/ Belgium

3/4 the players we still follow were Koppen targets.

09 Dec 2025 16:04:51
£5-20k a week to kick a ball about, all your fitness and nutritional needs catered for.

come on that's hardly a job, most of us would do it for free

fair enough it is a job at the end of the day but there lies the problem with the current state of the squad/club.

09 Dec 2025 16:08:12
One Walter not a loss. But saves a lot off money again

Gentles and munn very good players, it's all politics re them

Still blue there have been couple offers for king from clubs also quite a few want him on a bosmans then he joins them in july.

09 Dec 2025 16:09:14
Athole I agree with u re Gunn.

09 Dec 2025 16:34:44
Would love a few young German players who have that don't lose mentality etc.

09 Dec 2025 16:57:48
Rfc we could but he's out off contract in the summer.

09 Dec 2025 17:17:14
Cheers John. I'm assuming the players you listed on loan are being funded (maybe not all) by their loan clubs.

But you're right we need these loan players and the guys who won't get a game off the wage bill and to create space in the squad.

Kelly must have know he was coming to be a number 2, but with the Scotland GK situation I agree it's a big chance for him to go to USA.

09 Dec 2025 17:49:28
Cheers John, hope King and the others get a move and a chance to kick on. King never recovered from being thrown in at the deep end because of injuries to others and it seemed to drain all confidence he had.

09 Dec 2025 17:50:00
Am sure their has been interest for king nearly every window for years but he's on a decent wedge at Ibrox ( another contract that just been a drain on club ) so am guessing that's why he never left.

09 Dec 2025 18:09:25
Good to hear John.

I heard from the recruitment team that they were dusting down the Koppen Handbook and was involved in a bit of work when Koppen set up a number of links to the Balkan Leagues.

Was a lot of excitement about it at the time, so hopefully the connections are still in place.

09 Dec 2025 18:46:30
Bee the loan fees very close to 7 million, I think we r meeting some of the salary

Ehl the koppen book is open.

09 Dec 2025 18:51:38
Those three will be no loss if they go. Wright has been a lucky boy to stay despite never being anywhere near actually playing in the first team, so if he thinks he can better for himself good luck to him. Kelly is a strange one, he must have known he was coming here as No2 and despite being in the Scotland squad at the time he chose to do it anyway ( for the money? ).

He is under contract to us, not Scotland, so he should only go in January of it suits us. Fed up talking about Rice he's shown nothing so if he wants to go then again good luck to him.

09 Dec 2025 20:45:47
Davie I'm in reality, regardless of whether these boys go in to training and go on match day squads. I'm talking about them contributing to making us a winning team and many of those are not doing that so are earning a wage for nothing.

So how about you enter reality and give your head a wobble as it's these exact players that had our wages sky high with ZERO return. Give yer own head a wobble! Absolute melt with that response.

09 Dec 2025 22:41:02
Lets face it its going to be people with Rangers ties that miss out would t be surprised if he took forrest to world cup like he did for euros.

10 Dec 2025 02:36:09
That makes sense John it seems to take us a couple years to act on players we track like dio going down as a clemwnt signing even though we tracked him for few years before or Rothwell going down as martins when we wanted him couple seasons before.

10 Dec 2025 12:48:36
Unless they accept new deals, the following players are free to negotiate pre contracts with new suitors in a few weeks.

Kelly, Rice, Tavernier, Souttar, Dowell, Wright, Matondo.


Loan ins expiring end of this season -

Meghoma, Djiga, Moore, Aarons, Cornellius.


Total squad value has just dropped another 10 mill from 104 to 94 based on poor performances in Europe and our inconsistent league form.

wih all the above players listed above potentially gone at the end of the season, squad value drop down to 40 mill approx.

obviously that's not including any players we sell or buy during the winter window.

10 Dec 2025 22:50:36
I wouldn't be too bothered about letting them all walk.

11 Dec 2025 09:35:42
Slovakia looks like a market to watch closely and I'm sure the club are doing. Hungary always has been too.

09 Dec 2025 11:48:45
See intrest in Mulligan at Hibs, another we could have had for next to nothing
But another not Rangers class apparently
But some want Souttar, Tav to get new contracts, even as back up, thought we were trying to keep wages under control, not paying somewhere around 40 to 45 k a week for a couple of squads players at best.

09 Dec 2025 12:03:10
You name one poster that said that about Mulligan Jasp, just one.

09 Dec 2025 12:08:05
The sphere of Rangers exists outside of the forum mystar. I personally can't recall seeing any on here but I seen plenty on twitter stating he wasn't good enough.

09 Dec 2025 12:10:03
Jasp, not read anything about mulligan not being Rangers class. Simply rm did not want him


Your point is well made re back up salaries,

09 Dec 2025 12:21:52
I was hoping mulligan came in as rb in the summer.

09 Dec 2025 12:25:09
Mulligan also didn't want the Rangers move 👍🏻.

09 Dec 2025 12:28:06
As long as the club wanted Souttar to stay he was always going to be offered a pay increase that's the way of the world. Love him or hate him, at the moment he is our main central defender, vice captain and a Scotland international. He's not seen as a back up, though who knows what happens in the future. We also will get money for him if he signs and we sell him in the future.


As for Tav given the current state of the squad I would offer him a new deal but not a wage increase so its up to him if he wants to stay. There are a lot of others taking big wages and contributing a lot less both in game time and performance, than these two.

09 Dec 2025 12:28:33
Rabbi cool mate, not even got twitter, thought the poster was meaning posters on this site.

09 Dec 2025 12:28:59
Just remember we need to discern what's truthful and what's not. We can't believe all we read. What's the source people are using.
Also that people have opinions on players if they is good enough or not.


I haven't seen enough of Mulligan or not to have an opinion.
Not quite sure what Rangers class means these days. I have my own interpretation of what that should be.

09 Dec 2025 12:46:14
Said over and over - Our club will truly never move on until Tav (great servant though - but super well paid) is gone from this club once and for all and then he has no influence behind scenes- as LBH bigger and better have left our great club in past🤔.

09 Dec 2025 12:47:56
I don't know what he was meaning mystar but there's a whole other few levels of toxic fans that exist on there.

09 Dec 2025 12:59:06
Been led to believe Mulligan did want Rangers move, but he pulled out when Aarons was signed as a loan. As this put him behind both Tav and Aarons at right back/wb! This in my mind was a total balls up on Thelwells shoulders.

Aaron's shoulder never have been signed, it's money wasted, and we would have had a very decent young Scottish player in or team if he wasn't!

09 Dec 2025 13:10:52
Why i take nothing to do with them Rabbi, see enough toxicity for myself in Ibrox mate.

09 Dec 2025 13:33:47
Theres a load of young talent in our league that Rangers should be signing. but the club will never learn.

09 Dec 2025 14:44:17
Mulligan possibly wanted a reasonable chance of game time and he chose Hibs, probably feels it was sensible when he sees how Cameron is doing just now, Aarons would also be a factor if the player had ever considered Rangers. He's not playing RB so it's all a big mystery is it no?

09 Dec 2025 15:12:48
Wouldn't quite say there's "LOADS" of young talent in our league a lot of the league isn't good enough for Rangers and Celtic so we shouldn't pretend but their is a few good players kicking about that is worth the punt if the price is right.

09 Dec 2025 16:11:06
Gers 84 Rangers withdrew their offer for mulligan on martins say so.

09 Dec 2025 17:52:25
Mulligan and Shankland were no brainers for a decent Rangers squad never mind this one.

09 Dec 2025 18:53:45
I thought it was Kasanwirjo who had second thoughts when we signed Aarons?

10 Dec 2025 12:51:31
Tav just equalled Mcoists European goal record, he is now also the top scoring british defender of all time in Europe, along with all his other records.

not bad for a player that cost us a massive 200k.

10 Dec 2025 22:53:15
I bet shankland deal would have been done if not for martin and Thelwell too.

10 Dec 2025 22:52:43
Jasp that's very unfair on club apparently they had agreed deal just not signed yet mulligan and from what i remember it was Thelwell that stopped it going through cause he thought he could get better.

08 Dec 2025 18:03:37
According to Scott Burns, John Souttar has been offered a new deal by Rangers with improved terms until summer of 2028.

08 Dec 2025 18:20:42
Should be on reduced terms and only kept as a backup to 2 new CBs if at all. Good for homegrown quota but apart from that I'd let him go.

08 Dec 2025 18:22:50
Improved terms😳
Nothing like rewarding failure.

08 Dec 2025 19:04:28
It's time for Souttar to leave.
We need better.

08 Dec 2025 19:11:57
Jesus Christ. I'm having a drink 🫡.

08 Dec 2025 19:19:44
I'm pointed it out in his first season he had 9 individual mistakes that cost us games from balls in the air and I believe that number has nearly tripled he's good on the ball and in the tackle but one of the worst airial centre half's I've ever seen.

08 Dec 2025 19:21:28
We need home grown players in the squad for Europe, and more generally I think it's important we have a good number of Scots in and around the team. I don't know what he's on now, and how much more we'd give him, but either way he should be a squad player rather than a first pick.

We need better if we're going to compete for titles again.

08 Dec 2025 19:21:42
I hope so, would be a big miss if he left.

08 Dec 2025 19:30:37
Yes we need better but he is our best CB at moment and we need another four defenders in summer so was expecting a deal offered.

08 Dec 2025 19:35:28
Glad hearing that, it would need to be an increase, he's on around 12k, get far more in the championship, we need the best Scottish players, would love him being a back up though, then we've signed quality.

08 Dec 2025 19:36:08
Been absolutely honking this season no way he deserves a new deal. If he does get one should be reduced wages take it or leave it squad player.

08 Dec 2025 19:45:41
Let me get this straight, MyStar.
You want to give him an increase in wages to be 3rd or 4th choice?
Jesus wept, have we learnt nothing from the past?

08 Dec 2025 19:50:34
Really hope so. Top player.

08 Dec 2025 19:56:30
If he wasn't Scottish then we wouldn't be offering him a new contract.

08 Dec 2025 19:58:01
Not sure how we need four defenders, keep Souttar Tav Nsiala fernandes Cornelius Sterling.

That's a league winning defence.

08 Dec 2025 20:12:54
tough for CB's when full backs are no very good.

08 Dec 2025 20:18:44
so we need a core of Scottish players in our team but don't want to keep our Scottish players. so where is this core coming from as there aren't a lot of quality Scottish players playing in the SPL. name a better Scottish Centre half we can afford; actually no just name one is hard enough.


players will only, I feel, be good enough if we win titles but that isn't the pre-requisite to being good as there are lots of good players out there who will never win one. until recently Harry Kane was a name on that list.

08 Dec 2025 20:27:18
Mph 12k is nothing for a good cb, he'd double his wage in the championship, I'm talking around 15k, much you paying for a good back up cb?, much is Fernandez on?

08 Dec 2025 20:28:00
Angus simple replace them with better

Jack Milne, that was so easy as well

Also Angus I cannot believe you r comparing our serial failures with Kane.

08 Dec 2025 20:29:36
Mph we were paying over 30k, that was the problem, look at Tavernier now, we're talking less that double his wage, Souttar doesn't get offered more than 12k, then he'll not be a Rangers player.

08 Dec 2025 20:40:11
Need more than a couple of good cb's, I wouldn't mind Souttar and Fernandez as squad players.

08 Dec 2025 20:40:48
Absolutely delighted Souttar has been offered a new deal. I've followed his career since he made his debut for Dundee Utd. A terrific defender for the level he's currently playing at (I accept he has the odd brain fart moment). Souttar does the basics really well. He wins the majority of his headers, loves to throw his body on the line and block shots, reads the game really well. Very good passer of the ball. Actually, watch his short passes (EHL might agree due to being a coach). Every 5-10 yard pass Souttar makes is always in front of the player. Exactly how a ball should be passed when the other player is in space. A lot of people pass the ball behind the player which causes a break in momentum.

To have 4 defenders and Souttar being one of them (also Scottish ✅). I hope he signs, I'll be delighted.

08 Dec 2025 21:17:12
With better players around him and played in a role that suits his game I'm confident Souttar can be part of a successful team.

I will say again, Celtic have won multiple trophies and titles using Scales in the exact same manner.

08 Dec 2025 22:05:20
Angus "players will only be good enough if we win titles". Surely that's the other way round? We only win titles if players are good enough. Souttar is among those who has consistently shown he's not.

And is part of the poor leadership group. If we need to keep him for sake of homegrown rule then fine but we need far better than him if we want to win again. He must be a back up at best.

08 Dec 2025 22:06:49
I'm in the keep Souttar camp. With better players around him he will do well, certainly good part of the squad if not a 1st choice starter.

08 Dec 2025 22:09:29
Angus glad to see you're back but trying to use the Kane comparison is laughable as he was playing in one of the toughest leagues in the world for a team that generally was maybe top 6 and Kane more than did his part to try and drag them to winning things for a club he loves. Can you say the same for this group of players?

Souttar staying as back up and only back up would be fine for me as long as he is on reduced terms and used only when needed. He isn't good enough to be a starter for us.

08 Dec 2025 22:23:37
John, so you are comparing young Milne who has had 22 starts for Aberdeen and 60 minutes in 3 U21 games with Souttar a full international who has played at the top level for over 300 games.

that is patently ridiculous. so my question still is who is currently better that we can replace him with now who is Scottish. it isn't currently jack Milne. I would sign him but not to directly replace Souttar in every game. oh and until a few seasons ago Harry Kane was the archetypal serial failure never winning a trophy at Spurs.

in fact they only won the trophy when he left (ironic really). the point though was that there are a number of talented footballers who have never won a league trophy in spite of their obvious talent; lots of other factors are relevant. In Kane's case I would suggest stronger, richer clubs in EPL at the same time as he played here. sort of similar to the stronger Celtic team since we won 55.

09 Dec 2025 02:35:46
Ive never been a Souttar fan but i'd still pick him over

Tav davies cornielious Djiga at cb

Crazy to think how bad our defense has been yet same amount conceeded as hearts and two more than celtic.

09 Dec 2025 04:54:41
Paul, many reasons why Souttar hasn't played to his best form for Rangers this season and surely who'll know a good few of the reasons 🤔To help you along, check out his outstanding performances for Scotland mate 🤔.

09 Dec 2025 07:11:22
Angus saying John is being ridiculous and then using Harry Kane as an example is even more ridiculous. It nothing about how many trophies. It's use your eyes. Kane was the best player at his club, still a world class player regardless of trophies and breaking records both at club and international level, Souttar is a bang average CB who has been major part of a poor defence for years and has let us down time and again.

Granted there may not be many other Scottish CBs so don't sign one. We can have Scots in other positions If needed.

09 Dec 2025 07:23:44
My only worry with soapy when we signed was his knee issue, and he has played a lot more games for us than i predicted. Def worth keeping around the place.

09 Dec 2025 07:31:32
Genuinely hope Souttar stays. Martin's tactics absolutely ruined the confidence of the defence this season Telling them to keep a hold of the ball for as long as possible is madness. On his day Souttar is the best defender in the country and people really need to watch what wish for sometimes.

Just because they want better players doesn't mean that better players automatically come in when they get rid of the guys they are running for.

09 Dec 2025 07:35:25
Angus yes is that not allowed sorry for having an opinion.

09 Dec 2025 07:40:04
So, Scottish international centre half who will probably be playing in the World Cup next summer isn't good enough for Rangers, according to some.

Good grief.

09 Dec 2025 07:53:39
Born not for 1.5 minium wage over two years in Kay addons and signing on fee.
We are trying to win 56 some day. They will be at 60 long before we have a team capable of winning a league.

09 Dec 2025 08:04:06
Ah, but remember bruisedbear - Souttar doesn't care about Rangers and prioritised Scotland over Rangers when he opted to delay his operation.

Remember, when he missed a grand total of no games due to it, was back on time for preseason, represented his country and secured a starting spot in the national side that was apparently never going to qualify for the world cup anyway.

Sometimes our fans just like to dislike our players - it used to be one or two, but now it's pretty much the majority of the squad.

09 Dec 2025 08:09:19
Also Kane was slagged of only by rival fans who were looking for a reason to have a dig. Like him or not (I personally don't) His own fans at both club and country adored him because season after season he consistently performed wonders breaking record and was by far their star player.

Can hardly say that about Souttar. He was a weak link when we had better players around him EHL but now they've all gone and not been replaced we're meant to view him as the best?

09 Dec 2025 08:10:44
John you are allowed an opinion but any time your opinion or posts are challenged you react in this same way. it is a forum for debate so both can pout forward their opinion I just happen to disagree with yours and as we are all allowed an opinion that is surely okay.

09 Dec 2025 08:13:16
Am I right in saying sources only on 8k a week. Others on treble that.

09 Dec 2025 08:18:10
Kaiser I am not questioning Kane's ability though. I am arguing against the point that any player at a team who hasn't won a trophy is a serial loser. surely Kane is the perfect example of that not being the case.
so we may not win trophies but during that time we have had good players (not as good as Kane granted before someone takes offence). there are other reasons why we don't win obviously.

yes we don't have to have any Scottish players but fans somehow seem to think we need that Scottish core so surely having a CB who will be going to the World Cup with his country is sensible. my opinion is that to claim he is worse than a 22 yo with 20 games under his belt isn't correct (at this time). Jack is a decent level headed young lad (I know his family) but even he would be surprised by that claim.

09 Dec 2025 08:27:02
It's a no brainer to offer Souttar a new deal. As far as we're all led to believe, there was nearly one signed under Clement and the club paused talks due to the takeover etc so it makes sense it's now. If you are going to move for Jack Milne as well, makes sense.

Gives us the opportunity to go sign 2 really outstanding centre halves for decent cash to complement the others. Nsiala has shown 0 for me and should leave. Fernandes looks okay but need 2 really exceptional defenders.

09 Dec 2025 08:31:14
EHL the fans dislike the players because they win nothing year after year despite being the best paid in the country more often than not.

09 Dec 2025 08:55:54
Bruisedbear exaxt same could be said of Grant Hanley, should we be going for him from Hibs or others like him just because they're Scots going to a world Cup?. Nothing to do with dislike EHL, it's about wanting better than we've been. If we want to improve we need to sign better than those we had for last rew years.

Simple as that. Souttar was 3rd choice when we had Goldson and Balogun, them leaving and not being properly replaced didn't suddenly make Souttar a better player. Only ever been a backup in the eyes of most fans and to give him a pay rise to hopefully become one again with new signings made is madness as MPH said.

09 Dec 2025 08:58:48
Ehl glad u come round to my way off thinking. His priority is Scotland.

09 Dec 2025 09:02:11
Squabbling children!

Souttar isn't brilliant but he's needed and is better than Scales in a championship wining squad!

There are bigger problems ahead than Souttar re-signing and solving an issue.

It's sensible decision making.

Move on!
Next.

09 Dec 2025 09:40:59
Angus Can u explain why Souttars replacement must be Scottish. I can find nothing in Urfa rules that says this. The four Rangers trained or associated trained can be any nationality and play in any position.

09 Dec 2025 09:50:16
So John Souttar is the reason we don't win the league? deary dear man.

09 Dec 2025 09:54:28
The old Souttar debate, if he wasn't Scottish the people that want him to stay would want him punted as well. He wasn't good enough last year either it's not just this season.

Play to his strengths? So we are building a team round an injury prone CB that isn't good enough and we wonder why we are in a mess 🤯.

Angus you react the same way with every player that someone wants punted. You can't think every player we have is good enough as that is impossible but that's what you do on here.

09 Dec 2025 09:54:42
Ehl, I'm entitled to my view.

09 Dec 2025 10:02:03
Seems there is a mixed reception to this, for me its a no brainer, he has been a stalwart for us. I don't think anyone could argue we are better with him in the starting 11, he bring experience, he knows the league, he knows the club, he will be soon going to a WC.

We have to learn from the experience of letting players go just because we think the grass might be greener. Having some of the younger lads next to him for a few seasons is a good thing and something that will serve the club well.

09 Dec 2025 10:10:08
Angus you're comparing a ""serial loser" only in the eyes of jealous rivals who'd love him in their team who always performs year after year and a star player in his team with "serial losers" who don't and aren't. It's a poor comparison.

09 Dec 2025 10:10:11
Exactly what is wrong with our club (mismanagement) offering a failure a huge increase in salary! Should be lucky to get a new contract on reduced terms.

09 Dec 2025 10:11:25
Souttar is far and away our best defender and we need to keep him at the club. How many games did he miss for Rangers? Sum and total of zero.

Nsiala, Fernandes and Sterling being good replacements? Really? Souttar is twice the player of any of them. Nsiala will never be a player and Sterling can't stay fit for more than a couple of games but let's just pin our hopes on them eh? Utter madness.

09 Dec 2025 10:48:02
I'm all for Souttar signing a new deal - feel he's worth it - good player imo.

09 Dec 2025 11:04:42
Angus, simply because you personalised it, not a dig at others just me.

09 Dec 2025 11:05:23
I would keep Souttar but only as a squad player and on the same deal.

09 Dec 2025 11:07:30
My star, I cannot believe give u a dozen names why we don't win the league, but in 75 years I've seen plenty league wins, so if we go another nine so what?

It's strange how u and others criticise supporters who want better players.

09 Dec 2025 11:47:48
John I disagree with the point you made so obviously it personalises it. I would suggest that you don't like to be challenged given your responses to anyone who does so I will refrain from doing so in future or at least try.
He doesn't have to be Scottish but I was commenting on fans wanting a Scottish core but then none of the Scottish players we have or want to buy are then good enough.

Storm I am picking on the cliched point of fans continually calling our team/players serial loser (s). The dictionary definition being "an individual or team that consistently fails to achieve success, particularly in repeated attempts, such as losing in finals or failing in various endeavours despite effort or talent". so there are other reasons for which teams/players can lose despite effort and talent. Harry Kane was my attempt to show that as no-one could deny his undoubted talent and the effort he put in whilst at Spurs.
I have now given up 🤷.

09 Dec 2025 11:50:53
Do the bouncy I take it you miss the sarcasm.

09 Dec 2025 11:54:24
John so Souttar is the reason Rangers don't win the league, want better players? I just said I'd be happy with Souttar as back up, where is the better players mentioned like?

09 Dec 2025 12:18:05
My star I mentioned better players. I'm sick off it twist twist twist.

We struggle to win anything with our teams.

My sky what I'm saying is 750 plus per year as back up. No thank u imo

Glad u will ignore me Angus least I van enjoy the site, as always u missed the point, u challenged my view no one else's, which is same as mine, ie don't resign Souttar


Ps folks Souttar agent finds pay increase to low.

09 Dec 2025 12:23:53
Nobody is saying we shouldn't sign better players, that's how teams improve. However, when a lesser player is mentioned as a replacement, that needs to be called out and corrected.

09 Dec 2025 12:28:26
My star i didn't realise his wage was that much lower than the likes of tav etc mate, and if he is used as back up/rotation, he's not just a number, he will be fighting for a starting spot, getting more out of himself and the guy wearing the shirt he wants in the process.

09 Dec 2025 12:31:16
John that wage is cheap for a good cb in my eyes, we need better backups than we currently have.

09 Dec 2025 12:40:57
I would get rid of Tav and get him off the wage bill.
2 rb needed or can we convert someone as back up or youth.
Soutter stay,
nsiala not picked by last two managers so based on that maybe not good enough.
Djega bye bye.
Fernandez is an enigma.

See good things then school boys errors.
Cornelius. He is no Balagun. Not for me.
We need 2 more CB to fight out with Soutter. Keep Fernandez just now as back up but jury is out.
Magoma I like need another to compete with him.

09 Dec 2025 12:59:28
BornRuffian, yes Souttar is not on a big wage mate, sign a couple of cb's and let them fight it out for a place in the team, we certainly need better backups than we have now, Souttar is on around half of what Sterling earns, around a third of Tavernier's.

09 Dec 2025 13:51:05
Do the bouncy who in your opinion is a lesser player. That needs called out


My star I don't agree, these type off wages have nearly broken our club twice.

09 Dec 2025 13:53:53
My star we need better players than we currently have.

Peter I too have concerns re Cornelius re pace and duels. His injury might end our interest imo.

09 Dec 2025 13:59:13
So it's agreed Souttar is good value for money right now and we can't sign anyone on that money who is better. Btw how bad is Djiga when he couldn't get in a woeful Wolves side? Does he cost more than Souttar and generally how do we think he's doing just now?

09 Dec 2025 16:14:37
Gers we allegedly pay 15 k a week for Djiga, imo he is a very poor player.

09 Dec 2025 17:05:02
Djiga is one of the worst defenders at Ibrox in a long time.

10 Dec 2025 09:57:50
Souttar is a better DEFENDER than anyone we've signed since Goldson at his peak arguable toward the end and Bassey.

Nsiala
Fernandez
Cornelius
Propper
Djiga
Davies
King
Balogun
Yefko.

10 Dec 2025 12:58:55
Souttars nowhere near the level of Bassey, not even close.

Neither is his brother.

I'd take 1 bassey over both of them.

Young Calvin was pure class and near impossible to beat 1 on 1,
back pocketed both Nkunku and Bellingham, during his no1 defender in the Europa competition run while with us, with much ease.

Easily our best CB in the last 13 yrs, since our demotion in 2012.