Proven forward next most likely player to sign for Rangers – Football Whispers
By Harry Sykes
Hearts winger Jamie Walker is the most likely to be the next Rangers signing in the summer transfer window, according to a report.
Sky Sports’ transfer section regularly plugs its Football Whispers section, which claimed on Thursday morning that the Scotland international, 24, is the likeliest Ibrox arrival in the next five weeks.
Rangers have already massively revamped their squad this summer, with nine new players already signed, most of them from overseas.
It has been reported in recent weeks that Rangers are pushing hard to sign wide forward Walker from their Scottish Premiership rivals.
They have had bids of up to £500,000 rejected and are said to be preparing a new offer of £600,000 in an attempt to seal the deal.
Football Whispers, which gathers all transfer rumours across the globe and calculates the likelihood of them happening, rates it 2.4 out of 5 that Walker will join Rangers, with five the highest possible ranking and meaning it is a certainty.
The attacker is ahead in the ratings of Aberdeen central midfielder Kenny McLean, who has a rating of 2.1, and Manchester United rookie Matthew Willock, who is rated at 2.0 to transfer to Elland Road this summer.
Football Insider verdict:
The word on the street is that Rangers are pushing hard to sign Walker – and it’s not a surprise. The Scottish giants struggled to break down teams last season, and the left-winger would provide a sharp cutting edge. His tally of 15 goals and seven assists in 2016-17 put all Rangers players to shame, and he is now coming into his peak years. Pedro Caixinha has signed up a lorry load of unknowns this summer. Will they fit in? Can they adapt to the unique rhythms of the SPL? Walker undoubtedly will, and his signing would be their best of the window.
In other Rangers news, the club are eyeing a swoop for a top-flight duo and have already tabled one major bid.
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