Rangers receive bid to sell Ibrox star for £4m+ as 49ers reply

Glasgow Rangers and the 49ers Enterprises have received a bid to sell an Ibrox star this week and have already responded to that offer.

Rangers stars linked with Ibrox summer exits

New manager Russell Martin and the Gers have already welcomed two signings this summer in midfielder Lyall Cameron and full-back Max Aarons, with the former penning a permanent deal after leaving Dundee and Aarons joining on loan from Bournemouth.

More additions are expected at Ibrox, however, there have also been plenty of Rangers exit rumours doing the rounds with the transfer window open until September 1.

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Martin is looking to build his Rangers side around Hamza Igamane and Nicolas Raskin, however, Marseille have made a new approach to sign Igamane, whereas Raskin is reportedly “ready to quit” Ibrox amid interest from the Premier League.

In defence, Robin Propper, who was only signed last summer, is being heavily linked with a return to FC Twente, and there are rumours Rangers have a €1.5m agreement with the Dutch side for the centre-back.

Last season’s Scottish Premiership Golden Boot winner, Cyriel Dessers, is also a wanted man, with suggestions the forward has agreed a £30,000-a-week contract to leave Rangers for AEK Athens. Now, an update has emerged on the two clubs and a potential fee.

Rangers receive £4.5m bid to sell Cyriel Dessers

According to The Daily Record, Rangers have received a £4.5m bid for Dessers from AEK Athens this week. That offer was rejected by the 49ers, however, the Greek were side were readying a new bid as Dessers is their ‘No1 signing target’.

The report, which was published on Tuesday, did say that ‘if no progress can be made over the next 24 to 48 hours, the Yellow-Blacks may be forced to move on’.

As per Transfermarkt, Rangers paid €5m to sign Dessers in 2023 which works out at £4.25m, so the Gers and the 49ers would be making a slight profit.

However, reports elsewhere have suggested Rangers want around £5m to part ways with the forward, so AEK Athens aren’t far off the Ibrox valuation.

Dessers, called “quality” by Tom Lawrence, scored 18 league goals last season under both Philippe Clement and Barry Ferguson, with the latter praising the striker following his stoppage time winner against Dundee in March.

“One thing about the big man, he has been a joy to work with, and he is a brilliant worker. Brilliant listener. He wants to improve even at his age. He puts himself in brilliant positions, he can get frustrated and start feeling sorry for himself, but he keeps going.

“He got his reward with the winner. Even before I took the job I always said the big guy would keep going. If he got criticism from fans, the media, the big man just rolls his sleeves up. I didn’t think it would affect him and it never affected him. He kept going. If you have that type of character then you get your rewards in the end.”