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Rangers in talks for James Penrice as two other transfers ongoing

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Rangers continue to be linked with AEK Athens left-back James Penrice.

There was speculation around the Scottish defender's future in January and his situation in Greece remains uncertain.

As things stand, Turr Rommens is the only natural option at Derek McInnes' disposal for the left side of the defence.

Penrice would add much-needed depth at Ibrox and work is being done to bring him back to Scotland.

Last summer, the 27-year-old joined AEK for £2million from Hearts but has struggled to nail down a place in the starting lineup.

The Glaswegian outfit could offer the defender a route back to the UK, with discussions taking place.

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Celtic are also in the race to sign Penrice and it will be interesting to see how the Old Firm rivalry pans out.

Going by the opening three results of the season, it's safe to say that McInnes still doesn't have a competitive squad despite nine signings being made at Ibrox.

According to journalist Michael Grant in the print edition of The Times on 10 August, talks are ongoing to sign PSV Eindhoven winger Couhaib Driouech and Penrice at the Gers.

The Light Blues are also in negotiations with Corum in Turkiye over Mohamed Diomande's sale.

With pressure increasing in Govan after an underwhelming start to the season, fans will undoubtedly want to see quick changes in G51.

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Rangers have left themselves with a lot of work to do in the final weeks of the transfer window.

Most of the Gers' efforts earlier this summer seemed to be on replacing Nicolas Raskin's influence in the team.

The Belgium international is still at Ibrox, with McInnes working with a bloated midfield right now.

There are positions the Glaswegian outfit have left themselves short in after some unstructured business.

Nedim Bajrami and Oliver Antman were allowed to leave without adequate reinforcements out wide.

The centre-back position also needs more bodies after John Souttar was told to find a new club.

Signing a right-back should also be on the Govan side's agenda after Ross McCrorie and Dujon Sterling's early-season struggles, along with a central defender and a winger.

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