Rangers news round-up: Martin rages at Scottish FA as Raskin sends farewell message
Rangers are facing a huge summer as the new ownership seeks to revive the Ibrox club’s fortunes.
Russell Martin has been charged with turning things around in Govan and the 49ers and Andrew Cavenagh will be looking to make significant changes.
There is set to be several incomings on the cards but there could also be major outgoings as the new manager gets to grips with his squad ahead of their return to action.
Here, Ibrox News rounds up the latest Rangers news from the past 24 hours.
Rangers stuck with Dessers after new transfer twist
Cyriel Dessers was expected to leave Rangers and join Greek outfit AEK Athens.
However, that move has hit a stumbling block as a report from journalist Giannis Chorianopoulos (18 June) claims that the two sides are unable to agree a fee.
| Stats (All competitions) | Dessers |
| Matches | 55 |
| Goals | 29 |
| Assists | 7 |
| Minutes played | 3,423 |
It states that the Greeks do not want to pay the £3.8million that the Light Blues are demanding for the 30-year-old.
‘Martin rages’ amid Scottish FA controversy
Russell Martin will surely be raging at the Scottish FA after the latest news on John Souttar ahead of the new campaign.
It has been reported that the 28-year-old is a doubt for the Champions League qualification clash with Panathinaikos after he underwent surgery.
The defender supposedly delayed the procedure in order to link up with the Scotland squad for the recent international break and faces a race against time to return for the contest.
Rangers star Raskin sends farewell message
Nico Raskin has been heavily linked with a Rangers exit this summer and he has sent a farewell message.
The Belgian midfielder played for Standard Liege between 2019 and 2023 and reacted to the departure of popular coach Ricardo Carvalho.
Taking to Instagram, the coach announced his exit and the Gers star commented, saying: “The real boss,” with a love heart emoji.
Coady given all-clear for Rangers move
Conor Coady could make the move to Rangers this summer.
The Gers have reportedly held talks with Leicester over a move for the 32-year-old defender and Dr Rajpal Brar believes that he would have no issues with a medical.
Speaking exclusively to Ibrox News, he said: “While he was not a regular starter, he did not miss games due to injury.
“I do not see any reason why he’d have issues clearing his medical.”
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