Rangers sign Sam Lammers, Fabrizio Romano details talks for new signing at Ibrox
Rangers have announced the signing of Sam Lammers but are insisting on completing another with talks continuing with Nottingham Forest over Jonathan Panzo, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Rangers announced Lammers as the latest to join the Ibrox revolution under Michael Beale, with the Gers now completing their fourth of the summer after Kieran Dowell, Jack Butland and Dujon Sterling joined on free transfers.
Football Scotland revealed on 29 May that the Light Blues manager retains a strong interest in Panzo, who’s currently plying his trade at Nottingham Forest, and according to Romano [15 June], the Gers are insisting on completing the deal.
Taking to his personal Twitter account [15 June], he tweeted: “Official, completed: Sam Lammers joins Rangers on a permanent deal, four-year contract signed.
“Talks continue over Jonathan Panzo deal as many clubs want him — Rangers are insisting.”
Get Panzo done
Rangers certainly mean business in the window this summer and completing this Panzo deal could well propel them even further given Beale’s desperation to sign a top-quality centre-back and the Forest man looks the ideal answer.
The 22-year-old is set to return to his parent club at the City Ground, but could well be on the move to find a new lease of life and Rangers certainly represents the perfect platform to fully establish himself as a top defender.
As per WhoScored, in 31 Championship outings, the 22-year-old averaged a tremendous 1.5 tackles, 1.6 interceptions, 0.5 blocks and a whopping 3.8 clearances per game, showcasing his front-foot and dominant defensive qualities.
With Beale also looking at a centre-back capable of playing his way out of defence to such assured and composed effect, the underlying stats reveal Panzo as a very capable addition.
As per FBRef, he ranks in the 83rd percentile of defenders in Europe’s top eight leagues for progressive passes per 90 minutes, 86th percentile for progressive carries per 90 and the 80th percentile for passes into the final third, again highlighting why he was amongst the best in the league for progressive passing and his abilities on the ball.
This is a deal Beale must get done quickly.
In other Rangers news, the door is now open for the Gers to make a run at a third striker for nothing and things could “move fast”.