Rangers are “about to sign” a big upgrade on Davies
Davies-Rangers-Aberdeen-League-Cup-final Glasgow Rangers and Philippe Clement made their first signing of the summer transfer window before the end of the 2023/24 season last week.
Brazilian left back Jefte was declared as a permanent arrival from Fluminense, and he will now prepare to join his new squad for pre-season later this year. The left-footed talent is expected to battle with Ridvan Yilmaz and Robbie Fraser for the Belgian head coach’s starting left-back spot next season, having spent the current season on loan with APOEL Nicosia in Cyprus.
Clement and Nils Koppen have clearly been working hard to ensure that they can close deals early in the transfer window to prepare the squad for the 2024/25 season. Along with Jefte, Rangers are allegedly looking to recruit another left-footed defender to their backline this summer.
Rangers close to signing left-footed colossus
Bulgarian outlet TopSport claimed over the weekend that central defender Jose Cordoba was set to undergo a medical with the Scottish giants on Monday before putting pen to paper on a deal with the club.
The report claims that the Gers are set to pay a fee of €3.2m (£2.7m) for the left-footed star, with €2m (£1.7m) paid up front and the rest in bonuses.
This comes after Football Insider recently reported that the Levski Sofia titan told his friends that he would like to complete a move to Ibrox this summer.
According to their source, the 6-foot-1 ace had an offer from English Championship club Norwich City on the table, but felt that a transfer to Glasgow was the best option for him.
Well, as it happens, a move is now on the verge of being completed. One TEAMtalk journalist took to social media on Monday afternoon to claim he was “about to sign”, with a deal seemingly now completed.
This news could be detrimental to one Rangers player, though, as Ben Davies could be ruthlessly ditched by the Belgian tactican, with the Levski Sofia star coming in to potentially take his place.
Why Ben Davies could be ditched by Rangers
Ben Davies could be moved on as he is reportedly one of the highest earner in the squad, on £27k-per-week (third-highest) per Salary Sport, and has not been a key player for the Gers.
The left-footed defender ended the 2023/24 campaign with the 20th-most minutes played (657) in the Scottish Premiership for the Light Blues, with eight appearances in total, which does not suggest that he justified his high wages.Rangers Review columnist Derek Clark stated in March that he would ‘expect’ that Davies is one of the players the club will try to sell this summer, and that a ‘host’ of teams down south would be eager to bring him back to England. In the same YouTube video, colleague journalist Chris Jack branded him as “dispensable” and the arrival of Cordoba could add to that perception, as Clement would have another left-footed center-back option to call on.
The Levski star, who also completed a higher percentage of his passes, could shut down opposing assaults more regularly, giving Jack Butland less to do between the sticks.
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