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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Lille get cold feet on fee for Igamane'
Lille are ready to switch their sights to fresh targets, despite the French club having held talks with the agent of Hamza Igamane and agreed terms on a lucrative three-year contract with the 22-year-old forward, after getting cold feet over Rangers' £15m valuation. (Daily Record) Having had an opening bid of £14.5m for Hamza Igamane rejected by Rangers, Lille are poised to make a second offer for the 22-year-old and £15-£16m, plus potential add-ons, will be enough to seal a deal. (TeamTalk) Advertisement Hamza Igamane is very excited about the prospect of playing in Ligue 1 after a verbal agreement was reached with Lille, although Strasbourg and Rennes are also in the running for a transfer that could cost more than £12m. (Foot Mercato - in French) Rangers remain in advanced talks to sign Leicester City centre-half Conor Coady and all parties are hopeful of concluding the 32-year-old's Ibrox switch early next week. (Football Insider) Dundee are still in the dark as to the compensation they will receive for Lyall Cameron, who has joined Rangers, and fellow midfielder Josh Mulligan, who has signed for Hibernian. (Daily Record) Legia Warsaw head coach Edi Iordanescu has revealed he has held talks with Romania midfielder Ianis Hagi but conceded the 26-year-old released by Rangers is out of his club's price range. (The Herald) Advertisement Rangers have agreed a deal to sign highly-rated forward Zebedee Lawson, 16, from Brighton. (Football Insider) Rangers are set to retain three 17-year-olds within their academy under new ownership and structure to develop academy players, with midfielder Calum Adamson, centre-half Jack Wyllie and winger Max Cameron have all agreed two year contracts at the club. (Fabrizio Romano on X) Read the rest of Saturday's Scottish gossip.
Glasgow Times
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Glasgow Times
Scottish Water unveils first electric HGV in Glasgow
The vehicle, a waste water tanker, marks a major step in the utility's transition towards net zero and joins a fleet that already includes 187 vans and 500 fully electric cars. Mark Hunter, development services general manager at Scottish Water, said: "We did a pilot several months ago working with all the teams involved in operating the tanker, to make sure that this vehicle would be fit for purpose. Scottish Water's new fully electric HGV is now providing waste water services in Glasgow (Image: Supplied) "It is vital that as well as helping Scottish Water reach its net zero targets, that it is a functional vehicle for the teams that use it and can deliver what they need – which I'm very pleased to say it does." The HGV, said to be the first of its kind in the UK to be delivered by Scania, can charge at 240kW per hour and be fully powered in under three hours. Read more: Legia Warsaw give update on Ianis Hagi's transfer stance Glasgow marching band to perform at All-Ireland football semi-final It will operate during the day and recharge overnight. Elaine Pringle, fleet manager at Scottish Water, said: "The addition of our first fully electric HGV to our fleet is a key milestone in our transition journey, helping us to make the leap from decarbonising the smaller vehicles used across Scottish Water to focusing on the next steps that we need to take in order to reach net zero. "There was a lot of work done to ensure that we ended up with a vehicle that the waste water team could have confidence in using on a daily basis and I'm delighted to see the tanker now in operation and helping to deliver vital services to our customers in Glasgow."
BBC News
22-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Aarons agrees Rangers loan from Bournemouth'
Bournemouth right-back Max Aarons has agreed to move to Rangers on loan, with both clubs having signed all the documents and with formal steps to follow for the 25-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano on X), externalMax Aarons rejected approaches from Burnley and Leeds United, along with a host of Championship clubs, before agreeing to join Rangers on loan from Bournemouth. (The Boot Room), externalIt was said on ERA sport that Rangers, AEK Athens and Cyriel Dessers have reached a full agreement for the 30-year-old striker to complete a transfer to the Greek club. (AEK Guy on X), externalRangers are determined on keeping 22-year-old forward Hamza Igamane at the club beyond the summer transfer window despite interest from Everton and West Ham United. (Football Insider), externalRangers could miss out on striker Dor Turgeman because Maccabi Tel Aviv may be reluctant to sell the 21-year-old, or will significantly raise the asking price, because of fears the rising conflict in the Middle East will make it more difficult for them to attract a replacement signing. (Sport 5 via Glasgow Times), externalLuka Jelenic has attracted interest from Rangers and Vitoria Guimaraes and Rangers, but there are no official offers yet for the 25-year-old centre-half who Osijek bought for £685,000 last season from Varazdin. (24sata via Croatian Football on X), externalIanis Hagi, who has been linked with Genoa and Borussia Monchengladbach, has confirmed he is in talks with Polish club Legia Warsaw following the 26-year-old Romania midfielder's release by Rangers. (The National On Sunday), externalWrexham and Stockport County are interested in Tom Lawrence following the 31-year-old midfielder's release by Rangers. (Sky Sports), externalRead Sunday's Scottish Gossip in full.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rangers transfer latest as Birmingham stance on Davies and Dowell revealed and Hagi told his 'last option'
All the talk at Rangers is over the incoming next manager and the soon to be 49ers Enterprises takeover. But behind the scenes talk over players' futures will be well underway as planning kicks up a notch. Advertisement The Light Blues return to pre-season on June 23 with crucial Champions League qualifiers one month later - but will Ben Davies and Kieran Dowell be part of the plan? READ MORE: There might just be one Rangers manager candidate no one's talking about and it wouldn't surprise me if it came out soon READ MORE: 12 stars leave Aberdeen as Jimmy Thelin summer transfer drive kicks off with host of exits from Scottish Cup winners The Daily Mail report that Birmingham City - where both enjoyed English League One title glory - are willing to wait until a new manager is in and settled before asking about the duo. Advertisement They played key roles for the Blues' return to the English Championship with boss Chris Davies keen to turn the loan deals into full-time stays. The same report states City are still putting packages together for the duo - despite a decision being unlikely until a new head coach gets a look at the squad. But while they are willing to be patient they won't hang around forever as they line up alternative targets if they can't get the pair back on board at St Andrew's. Elsewhere, Ianis Hagi has been told a return to his native Romania should be his LAST resort this summer. The former Rangers playmaker can move on a free and speaking earlier in the week, Hagi himself confirmed he has received phone calls and will weigh up everything that is offered to him. Advertisement But Romania legend Ciprian Marica has told the media in his homeland that Spain would be perfect - despite his Alaves loan not working out - as he told Ianis what he must find in his next club. Ianis Hagi is on the hunt for a new club as he leaves Rangers He told "It would be the last option for me if I were Ianis, to go back home. That should be the last, last, last option. "His father has a football club. He could come back to Farul at any time. At home, the door is always open. I would try to stay out. "Ianis didn't seem to have the best chance in Spain. I see him playing in Spain. I think if there's an opportunity for him to go to Spain I see him playing there. Advertisement "Now, you have to have a coach. That's the most important thing about a team when you arrive. A coach who wants you. "If he wants you, then he forces you, puts you in, supports you. He comes after an injury, he needs the support of the club, to feel loved, to feel important. No matter how good you are mentally, you need a coach or a man to know that you can always lean on him. "It's important that he goes where the coach wants him to go. I really thought it wasn't easy, it's a delicate situation. "I hope with all my heart that he stays out, that he finds a team and a coach who believes in him. But the timing is not good at all."
Glasgow Times
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Win fans over and dismantle Celtic – Russell Martin has work to do at Rangers
The former MK Dons, Swansea and Southampton manager takes over from Philippe Clement, who departed in February and was replaced by interim boss Barry Ferguson. The appointment of a new boss comes following the confirmation of the takeover by an American consortium of Andrew Cavenagh and the 49ers Enterprises while Kevin Thelwell recently officially joined the Light Blues from Everton as the new sporting director. It's all change at Ibrox and, here, the PA news agency looks at the in-tray awaiting Martin who has to quickly get his side ready for July's Champions League qualifiers. Win over the fans ✍️ Our new Head Coach, Russell Martin. — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) June 5, 2025 There has been a mood of disgruntlement among many Rangers fans before and since the confirmation of Martin as the new man in the hotseat. Rangers supporters are unhappy with his performance in the Premier League, where he was sacked by Southampton after a horror start to the season, after bringing them up through the play-offs. There is the perception that Martin was too dogmatic in his possession-based style of play and paid the price in the English top flight. He is already under severe and unprecedented pressure to hit the ground running. Squad overhaul Ianis Hagi has left Rangers (Steve Welsh/PA) There's plenty of work to be done to overhaul Rangers' squad which ended up trophyless last season, albeit reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Rangers confirmed the departures of Ianis Hagi, Leon Balogun and Tom Lawrence with their contracts set to expire. Loanees Vaclav Cerny, Neraysho Kasanwirjo and Rafael Fernandes have also left the club while players like Robin Propper, Nedim Bajrami, Ben Davies, Kieran Dowall – the latter two who spent last season at loan at Birmingham – are expected to depart. Midfielder Lyall Cameron will arrive from Dundee but he will not be alone. Arguably, a new goalkeeper, right-back, left-back, two centre-backs, two wingers, a number 10 and a striker is required. Of course, much will depend on the style favoured by Martin and how much money is made available but the Light Blues will have a new look next season. What to do with Raskin and Dessers? Nicolas Raskin is a key man for Rangers (Andrew Milligan/PA) Midfielder Nicolas Raskin is arguably the club's biggest asset following a terrific season during which he broke into the Belgium national side. The 24-year-old, who signed from Standard Liege in January 2023 for a reported fee of around £1.3million has two years left on his contract. Rangers fans remain disgruntled about players like Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos who were allowed to run down their deals and leave for nothing. Enigmatic Cyriel Dessers has often been a frustrating figure since signing from Cremonese in 2023 but ended up top scorer in the Premiership last season with 18 goals while he netted 29 times for Rangers in total, taking his tally over two seasons to 51. Rangers fans appear split on whether the Nigeria international, contracted to 2027, should stay or go. But how much would it cost to replace him with a striker who guarantees the same goal return? Trophies needed Russell Martin guided Southampton through the play-offs (Adam Davy/PA) Martin may just have walked in the door but he will be expected to win silverware this season with Celtic dominating Scottish football. Rangers fans watched their Old Firm rivals clinch their 13th league title in 14 seasons – albeit the Light Blues had a better head-to-head in league games – and only a Scottish Cup final defeat to Aberdeen on penalties denied the Hoops a sixth domestic treble in nine years. It will be down to Martin to change that direction of travel. Euro qualifiers next month The appointment of Martin dragged on and Rangers are facing a race against time for next season. The Light Blues will have to go through three rounds of qualifying in order to reach the league phase of the Champions League, the first of which is July 22-23. Rangers return for pre-season training on June 23 and, somehow, Martin needs to assemble a squad to hit the ground running.
