Conor Coady to Rangers transfer timeline emerges as Ibrox side in talks for 2 more deals after landing defender
Talks have been ongoing with the Foxes and there is a willingness on the 32-year-old's part to move to Ibrox
Rangers hope to get the green light from Leicester City to sign Conor Coady this week.
The former England international has been a long-term target for sporting director Kevin Thelwell since he was appointed over the summer.
Talks have been ongoing with the Foxes and there is a willingness on the 32-year-old's part to move to Ibrox.
The move has been slowed down by Leicester's decision to sack head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy and the fallout from their relegation from the Premier League and the financial impact of that.
The Midlands club have had more pressing issues but are expected to give Coady the green light to move north.
The former Wolves defender is on a decent wage and in the final year of his deal.
The move would help them cut their wage budget.
Rangers wouldn't be able to offer the same wages but are willing to put a long-term deal in place to land Coady.
New boss Russell Martin has already brought in Max Aarons from Norwich City on-loan and Coady is also likely to be part of his new-look defence.
Rangers had also targeted Kwame Poku but he has decided to go to Queen's Park Rangers.
The Ibrox side could have signed him from Peterborough for nothing cross-border.
Rangers tabled a big-money deal in excess of £1million-a-year because they didn't have to pay compensation.
Their move was scooped when QPR matched those wages and also agreed to pay Peterborough compensation.
The 23-year-old then decided he wanted to move to London to be closer to his family than to head to Scotland.
Rangers are still working on a couple of other fronts, with Liverpool left back Owen Beck amongst them and Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman.
The Light Blues are also waiting to see what happens with interest in some of their own players.
Lille are keen on Hamza Igamane but Rangers' valuation is an issue and that remains the case for AEK Athens and Cyriel Dessers.
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