Rangers on brink of three transfers as Vardy 'keen' and Turgeman price named amid £5m standoff
Rangers are ramping up their business with the first fixture of pre-season just around the corner - and the Champions League qualifiers rapidly approaching.
Max Aarons, Joe Rothwell and Emmanuel Fernandez are already in the door alongside Lyall Cameron after the former Dundee player agreed a pre-contract deal last season.
But with Russell Martin era set to kick off with the friendly clash against Club Brugge on Sunday before the route to join Europe's elite clubs starts with Panathinaikos more deals are expected.
Rangers are on the verge of completing a deal for Luton Town ace Thelo Aasgaard - with the Norwegian international expected to pen a four-year contract.
Record Sport understands that the club are finalising the transfer fee that they will payout to the English League One side - which includes a substantial fee and potential add-ons.
Wolves defender Nasser Djiga is reportedly also on the brink of agreeing a loan move to Ibrox.
Djiga arrived at Molineux from Serbian outfit Red Star Belgrade in February this year for a £10million fee on a five-year deal but has struggled for regular game time.
After managing just 65 minutes across his five appearances for Wolves in the Premier League and one FA Cup start, Pereira refused to guarantee the 22-year-old more minutes next term.
Sky Sports report that a deal is "close" to being agreed with a medical expected to take place in the coming days.
Conor Coady also looks set to arrive with the Leicester Mercury reporting that Leicester City are keen to offload the centre-back.
The 32-year-old is in the final year of his deal with reports that the Foxes' are desperate to sell the England international - who is among the highest earners at the club.
Sporting director Kevin Thelwell is leading the charge to sign Coady having brought him to Wolves and Everton previously - and he may not be the only ex-Leicester man making a move to Glasgow.
Jamie Vardy is now reportedly 'keen" on a move to Ibrox after interest from the Glasgow giants, report The Daily Mail.
The Light Blues are said to be among the clubs chasing the 38-year-old after he became a free agent at the end of last season.
Russell Martin is in need of a new striker with both Hamza Igamane and Cyriel Dessers potentially heading for the exit.
Meanwhile, Swiss champions FC Basel have hit a roadblock in negotiations with FC Troyes over Metinho - opening the door for a switch to Rangers.
The Ibrox club were linked with a move for the 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder this week after his successful loan spell with the Swiss champions.
He helped them to a Swiss Cup double this season, but his loan spell has expired and he is back at French second tier outfit.
Troyes paid £4million to land Metinho four years ago from Fluminense - but reports suggest that a Basel are unwilling to meet the £5million asking price that would make the deal permanent.
"A deal is parked, but he absolutely wants to stay and knows it would be good for him."
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