Rangers boss Russell Martin already finds himself under serious pressure after just 10 games in charge and there is likely to be plenty of transfer movement in both directions over the coming days
00:00Hello and welcome to your latest Rangers Transfer News Bulletin. With just four days off the
00:07window remaining, it's quite evident that Russell Martin, not only is he under severe
00:13pressure to keep his job just 10 games into his reign at Ibrox, but it's quite clear that
00:19his squad is nowhere near in a strong enough position to challenge Celtic at this moment
00:27in time. I think the majority of Rangers fans will feel that the players that have been
00:32brought in so far this summer have yet to really prove that they're better than some
00:38of the players that Rangers have moved on so far this summer. It's quite evident that
00:44Rangers are in desperate need of new recruits across the pitch, in all honesty. At present,
00:52it sounds like a new striker could be on his way to Ibrox with former Aberdeen
00:57hitman Bojan Miofsky, who close to finalising a move to Ibrox from Girona, where he's been
01:06deemed surplus to requirements, which is slightly surprising given how successful he was at
01:14Aberdeen. Of course, earned that move to La Liga just 12 months ago. He is en route to Ibrox
01:21as things stand after a fee was agreed between both clubs believed to be in the region of ÂŁ2.6 million.
01:31Miofsky, of course, a proven goalscorer, something Rangers will definitely need going forward, given that they're about to lose
01:40Hamza Igaman, on the back of the controversy surrounding his recent antics on the back of that game
01:50against St Mirren at the weekend, where he refused to come on, citing an injury that he picked up in the warm-up,
01:56which we now know was no longer the case. I'm quite clear that he had one eye on the transfer window.
02:04Since then, Lille, the French club have been in pursuit of Igaman for several months now, and they have agreed a deal with Rangers,
02:16believed to be around ÂŁ10.4 million, that will see him head to the French club going forward.
02:26He, Igaman, jetted out to Brussels yesterday and has successfully passed his medicals, so that is only a matter of time
02:34before he is officially unveiled as a Leo player. And at present, there still remains interest in Cyril Dessers,
02:41who is now being linked with a move to Panathinaikos. Interesting comments from Russell Martin at the weekend,
02:47suggesting that Dessers has kind of made it clear to him where he believes his future lies,
02:55and they've had numerous discussions about Dessers and whether or not it would be in his best interest to move on from Rangers,
03:03given he's been a real enigma, one that's been heavily criticised by some side of the club's fan base.
03:13Whereas others believe he's, you look at his goalscoring contribution and he might frustrate the life out of you at times,
03:20but certainly a decent goalscorer on his day and some believe that Rangers need to keep hold of him going forward.
03:28Time will tell whether or not he is a Rangers player over the next, beyond Monday's deadline.
03:35Potential other outgoings, Rabi Matonzo, who is quite hard to believe he's actually still on the books of Rangers,
03:42given his lack of involvement in a Rangers jersey for some time.
03:47Nadine Bajrami, he's another one who's been linked with moves to Sevilla in La Liga,
03:53and also Udinese are interested in him at this moment of time.
03:58Rangers will hope for other incomings as well at this moment in time, of course.
04:02They brought in Jadon Magoma on loan from Brentford to fill the left-back position,
04:06given that they moved on Robbie Fraser, Jephte and Rydvan Yilmaz.
04:11They're still kind of relatively short in that area, so whether or not they seek more defensive cover remains to be seen.
04:18One thing's for sure, there will definitely be more incomings at Rangers over the next couple of days.
04:27Salim Alama is the latest name to be linked with the club.
04:32He currently plays for Valencia, attacking midfielder, capped 37 times by Morocco.
04:40He spent the majority of last season on loan at Real Vallaudolid in the Spanish top flight.
04:46He's been linked with a move to Rangers, as has Youssef Czermitti, the 21-year-old who cost Everton ÂŁ12.5 million,
04:56is the latest name to be linked.
04:58He is another striking option that Russell Martin is looking to get on board.
05:04At present, not part of the first-team picture at Everton, according to a couple of reports.
05:12Over the last couple of days, Rangers are currently in talks with the Toffees over a potential loan deal for the striker.
05:21It remains to be seen.
05:22It's unlikely, I'd imagine, at this stage that that will turn into an option to buy.
05:30Czermitti, who signed for Everton from Sporting Lisbon back in 2023, is yet to really establish himself as a regular starter.
05:37And he might hope that if he does arrive at Rangers, it will be an opportunity and a platform for him to certainly kick on and build on his career.
05:48So, plenty of transfer of business expected at Rangers over the next couple of days.
05:52So, fans can expect plenty of movement, both incomings and outgoings.
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