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Another freebie ... It is still unclear where Luuk de Jong's future lies. PSV is still fervently hoping for the return of its captain, who is currently without a club after his contract in Eindhoven expires. De Jong has not yet made a decision about his future and is reportedly open to a final foreign adventure. Rangers FC should provide a solution. 186 goals in 338 matches. These are the unprecedented figures of De Jong in the shirt of PSV. The 34-year-old attacker was also worth gold for the Eindhoven team last season with 18 goals and 13 assists. With his contribution to 31 goals last season, the attacker played a major role in the title extension for PSV. Partly because things went so well last season, De Jong does not intend to hang up his football boots. "De Jong is still hesitating between signing a new contract and an adventure in an exotic football country to end his career," wrote Jeroen Kapteijns in De Telegraaf. Another club in the Netherlands is not an option for the striker in any case. In addition, PSV also seems to indicate its limits: "PSV has indicated that it cannot wait for him indefinitely and is looking at other options for the striker position." With Ricardo Pepi, Eindhoven already has the ideal first choice in the point of attack. This could also be a reason for De Jong to look further. The striker does not want to play the role of pinch-hitter in his final years as a professional footballer and hopes to be of great value somewhere. Rangers FC as a closer? The Career Advice Tool of SciSports shows that Rangers FC can be an excellent club for De Jong. Although the quality of the selection does not directly match De Jong's current Champions League level, the striker in Glasgow can certainly be of value for two or three more seasons with his experience and qualities. According to the football data agency, De Jong's playing style fits perfectly with the way of playing at Ibrox. Rangers FC recently got a new head coach in Russel Martin. The 39-year-old Englishman will probably want to make some changes when it comes to the playing style of the Gers, which could possibly be to De Jong's disadvantage. Rangers FC already has three strikers in principle with Cyriel Dessers, Danilo and Hamza Igamane. The only question is where Dessers' future lies. The Nigerian striker seems open to a new adventure. Feyenoord could be one of the possibilities. Igamane is also possibly in his last weeks at Rangers FC. The talented striker could go to Lille OSC. If Dessers and/or Igamane leave, the arrival of De Jong could offer a solution.

Hamza Igamane attise les convoitises ! 🇲🇦 La Lazio et l’OM mènent la course pour s’offrir l’attaquant marocain. Les Rangers ne comptent pas le brader : ils exigent au minimum 24 M€. pic.twitter.com/CYTUqqE4Co — KoraMaroc (@AtKoraMaroc) June 25, 2025 Lazio and Marseille ... Euro 24m ... from the journo who broke the story of us signing him.

Yep, I know. I was solely replying to the UEFA "guidelines". IMHO, injuries to our big buys and important players hampered us quite a lot these last couple of seasons. Danilo, Cortes, Sterling, Kasanwirjo, Balogun et al. There was de facto no strength in depth and hence I, for one, are not averse to grabbing the odd player with a solid Scottish record and decent physique, like we did in the last 4 decades. If we lose Igamane and Dessers, we'd be mad not to grab Shankland on a free. He will sure see us through many a soggy encounter at Dens or Fir Park on a soggy night in December or February. And we could still spill 8m on some fancy foreign footworker who, given our luck, break is little toe and miss 3 months.

Round-up ... Rangers have opened talks to sign Peterborough United defender Emmanuel Fernandez, 23. (Football Insider) ... he's got a contract till 2027. Lille want Rangers forward Hamza Igamane, 22, to replace Jonathan David. (Sacha Tavolieri on X) Round down ... Meanwhile, Hibs have agreed to sign free agent Josh Mulligan, the 22-year-old midfielder most recently at Dundee, with a medical imminent. (Fabrizio Romano on X) We probably have to wait on some transfers till June 30, e.g. Poku, Shankland (😱) etc.

Do keep in mind that we can add our B-team boys to the first team UEFA list at our leisure, IIRC.

Noted that Zander Hutton (18, right-back) of the B-team is in the training gallery.

Yep, and all indications (agent's talk) are that he will not return. For those interested, the current squad for next season looks like this, plus Cortes, who slipped under TM's radar.

... of Salernitana, played at Lazio last season, 34 games, 9 goals, 3 assists. Looks like a young version of Marvin Andrews. ... and is on a 2-year loan at Lazio till 2026.

I'd agree ... and then I checked his injury record. It would suit our signings just as well, Tav would play on till retirement ...

Rangers could be set to miss out on striker target Dor Turgeman due to rising conflict in the Middle East, according to reports. Turgeman has been on the radar at Ibrox and some reports even suggested a deal to bring him from Maccabi Tel Aviv could be close. Sport 5 report that Maccabi are now thinking it may be unwise to sell on key players as they will find it tough to attract replacements from overseas. The report suggests the striker "certainly" won't be sold prior to the Champions League qualifiers against Cypriots Pafos next month. And they may also decide to significantly up the asking price for any of their players who are attracting interest, to make selling up more palatable. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/25257272.rangers-dor-turgemen-deal-doubt-middle-east-conflict/ Maybe the Tel Aviv high-ups messed up our transfer plans as well. Speaking of which, how about keeping this thread on topic?

German free TV shows the games of Bayern and Dortmund ... just had one half of Borussia vs Mamelodi Sundowns as my first bits and pieces of this "premium event". Always good to see these better African sides, since their players have quite a lot of skill, control, pace, and power ... but also that sort of light-heartedness whilst going about their business. Same we saw in Sakala and now Diomande. Too bad that they tend to lose their way a bit if fortunes turn against them. NB: That suicidal pass by their lackadaisical keeper seemingly cost Mamelodi dearly in the first half.

Never seen such an athletic pack of muscles and energy, constantly having this or that injury.

Like I said before, right (defensive) midfield might be an option for Tavernier (he's contracted, after all), in a more defensive line up, or a 3-5-2. Let him have less defensive duties and utilize his strengths. But we need to step forward and if we get better quality, we should go for it. Never seen or heard anything about Aarons, so no comment for the time being.

Okay, you sit in the far corner this evening!

Right, strap yourselves in ... a rumour! According to a Turkish reporter, the Ibrox side are tracking Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Igor Matanović, with regard to bringing him to Glasgow. The player still has another four years left on his contract with the Bundesliga outfit, but due to a lack of gametime, he could be available for a fee of around €5m (£4.2m). That could be within Kevin Thelwell's budget at Ibrox if he can move Dessers on for a substantial fee, should a move to Athens go through in the coming days or weeks. https://www.footballfancast.com/rangers-tracking-move-for-igor-matanovic-next-jelavic/