Nottingham Forest transfer news as deal ready to sign Rangers defender from Ibrox

A product from Rangers Academy The Daily Record reports that Jamie Newton will be joining Nottingham Forest, as the Premier League team is prepared to offer him a two-year contract.

The 18-year-old defender has previously worked with Forest Academy head coach Craig Mulholland, which may have influenced the agreement, the newspaper revealed via their transfer blog on January 9.

The tabloid does not reveal the transfer fee; however, Transfermarkt reports that his contract expires in May, which would have given the English team the opportunity to pounce on him before then.

The tabloid does not reveal the transfer fee; however, Transfermarkt reports that his contract expires in May, which would have given the English team the opportunity to pounce on him before then.It’s never good to see an academy product go from Ibrox, particularly when he’s shown so much promise that a Premier League team was enticed to make an offer for him.

Newton’s two-year contract offer from Forest indicates that they believe he has some long-term potential. Although he will probably join their academy squad for the time being, the ultimate goal is for him to play in the first team.

Although Newton had not yet played for Rangers as a senior, he had participated for Rangers B during the previous season’s Lowland League competition, giving him a taste ofMore information about this transfer will probably become available eventually, but the main queries that fans will have after hearing this news will be about the potential transfer fee and whether Rangers tried to keep him at Ibrox.

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