Rangers transfers: English clubs on alert after development, Colak fee to aid chase, Arfield lifts lid on exit
We take a look at some of the main headlines this Friday morning surrounding Rangers and their players:
Colak on verge of leaving Rangers
Rangers striker Antonio Colak is expected to leave Rangers imminently and sign for Italian outfit Parma. The 29-year-old Croat joined the Ibrox club last summer and despite scoring 18 goals last term, his career in Glasgow appears to be over. Manager Michael Beale has completely overhauled his forward line with the arrivals of Cyriel Dessers, Abdallah Sima and Sam Lammers and with Feyenoord’s Danilo also a target for Rangers, Colak is not guaranteed first-team football and a reported transfer fee of £2.5million can be invested back into the squad.
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Hide AdSakala linked with a move to Saudi Arabia
The future of Zambian forward Fashion Sakala at Ibrox has been thrown into doubt, with reports that an unnamed Saudi Arabian club may be about to launch a £4m bid. Sakala featured heavily under Beale towards the end of last season. The 26-year-old, who joined from Oostende in 2021 and has two years remaining on his contract, scored 12 goals in 29 appearances last season.
Clubs on alert after McCrorie news
A host of clubs in England are mulling over a move for Rangers goalkeeper Robby McCrorie after it was revealed that the 25-year-old is likely to leave this summer. Reports claim that McCrorie has told Beale he wants to leave as he will not be No 1 this season following the arrival of England internationalist Jack Butland. The ex-Livingston loanee has a clutch of admirers in the second and third tiers of English football and with a mooted price tag of between £500,000 and £750,000, approaches are expected during the coming weeks
Arfied has no hard feelings over Rangers exit
Scott Arfield holds no ill will towards Beale despite being released last summer. The 34-year-old, who has joined Charlotte FC in the US, has ended his five-season association with the Gers and said to The Sun: “There is no ill feeling whatsoever. Me and the manager have still got a very strong and amazing relationship. There are no hard feelings on my behalf. We made the decision together. When you get older you think of the game differently but the desire and the appetite to play football on a consistent basis has never left me. I was coming for 20 minutes here, 10 minutes there, half an hour sometimes. It’s difficult to make an impression. Even since the manager came in I think it was only two games I started and I didn’t really do it in either. I went to see him four or five times in a small space of time. It was the best decision for everybody although obviously it was hard for me, my family and obviously the manager. I think it’s the best decision. The club has moved on now and it’s in great hands.”