Rangers suitors boost January coffers by reported £4.7m & £6m with transfer ”completed” Rangers News

The situation surrounding Yilmaz, 22, has been the longest running saga of the Rangers transfer window with both the Serie A side and Galatasaray strongly mentioned. Rangers manager Philippe Clement even responded to questions on the situation at his latest press conference and it very much seems the Gers are open to selling the player – but only for the right price.

Now, one of the Turkish international’s suitors could be about to bank north of £10m with a left-back chasm to fill following the exits of two players. This has been backed up by Sky Sports, who report on their Live Transfer Centre (11:04pm, 18/01) that Sassuolo will pay an initial £5.1m for the ex-Hibs left-back.

Going on to claim that the deal includes a sell-on and bonuses, the likes of Football Italia have claimed the transfer fee could reach up to €7m (£6m) when all is said and done. That said, Hibs are set to bank a “significant sell-on” as part of the deal, Josh Doig moving to Italy from Edinburgh for a reported £3m back in 2022.

Should the reports around the fee be correct, it means Verona are set to bank north of £10m for their squad’s two left-backs so far this season, even if some of it will later be divided up with Hibs. It comes after Filippo Terracciano secured a £4.7m move to Italian giants AC Milan, the versatile right-midfielder playing the bulk of the season at left-back for the Italians. What that means for Rangers is that Verona now have an almighty left-back hole to fill in their squad amid those links to Ridvan Yilmaz. But if they’re serious about moving for the Young Turk then they will have to put up some of that money they’ve just recouped from the sale of Josh Doig.

The Ibrox side reportedly rejected a loan offer from Galatasaray with Rangers reportedly demanding either a compulsory purchase or transfer fee this window. Reports in Turkey have claimed that Rangers want a guarantee of at least €5m (£4.3m) to sell Ridvan and Verona now have the stacks and the need this January. But will they put their money where their mouth is or let this drag out for the final 12 days of the January window?

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