Rangers are still pursuing Albion Rrahmani and are expected to sign him this summer

Rangers are still pursuing Albion Rrahmani and are expected to sign him this summer, according to Football Scotland. On June 17, the newspaper reported on their website that a Romanian source had revealed that the Light Blues were in the best position to sign the striker, as Philippe Clement aims to reinforce at Ibrox during the transfer season.

That’s despite Rapid Bucharest president Viorel Moldovan openly declaring that only one bid has been made for the in-demand Kosovan, and that offer has been judged unsuitable, thus the club wants to keep him. He stated, “There is currently an offer for Rrahmani that we believe is below his level and worth. I’m not sure who is behind it, but we want Rrahmani to stay with us. “Moreover, he is under contract with the club; he is a very important player for us, and we hope that he can help us achieve our objectives.

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.

With Danilo returning from a major injury, Sam Lammers anticipated to be sold, and Cyriel Dessers unreliable despite showing some good signs in scoring 22 last season, a high-quality new option up front is required.

Rangers are willing to pay up to €6 million [£5.7 million] for the 23-year-old Rahmani, according to Digi Sport on June 6, which would be a tenfold increase on what he cost last year. It has been speculated that the Light Blues would be making a go at Lawrence Shankland from Hearts if they were spending that kind of money on a striker, but Clement and Nils Koppen are largely looking beyond the UK for their targets.

Clearly, bringing in costly recruits who have never played in Scotland before is a gamble, as Lammers demonstrated with his poor performance for the Gers. But if the club can take advantage of their position at the top of the line to bring in Rrahmani, and he can adjust to Ibrox as fast as he did last season, it will be viewed as money well spent.

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