Rangers 'expected' to make transfer move today as done deal klaxon readied after 'verbal agreement' tease
Rangers face Aberdeen at Pittodrie but could make a transfer move ahead of that game.
Rangers are set to unveil a winter transfer ahead of a clash with Aberdeen this weekend, it has been claimed.
The Light Blues are looking bolster head coach Danny Rohl’s ranks with stars capable of aiding a title challenge, having re-entered the Premiership glory reckoning alongside Hearts and Celtic. One of the signings that could be made is midfielder Tochi Chukwuani, the Dane who the club are said to have agreed a £4m package to sign him from Austrian side Sturm Graz.
He will add to a midfield engine room that has been rocked by injury news to Connor Barron amid his form surge, with Nico Raskin and Mohamed Diomande amongst other options. According to the Sunday Post, Rangers “are expected to officially announce his capture before today’s game.”
Who could Rangers sign ahead of Aberdeen?
Sports director at Sturm Graz, Michael Parensen, has said: "We have a verbal agreement with Rangers. But I've seen so much with transfers over the years. So we won't announce the deal until everything is signed. If and when Tochi moves to Scotland, a player with a similar profile will come to Sturm Graz. We know that things will get a bit tight in the squad."
The midfielder said previously of his attributes: "I think my greatest strength is my ball control. I'm a player who can contribute both defensively and offensively. I showed a lot, especially in an attacking sense, when I played in Denmark. I want to continue to improve and fulfil my full potential. I believe I can also improve my technical ability and that's my priority."
For Rohl and co, much of the focus is on Sunday’s clash in the Premiership at Aberdeen. The head coach said ahead of the game: “Our club and expectations are so high that you are never under the radar here. You have to deliver; you have to take points. The pressure is on here, and we make our own pressure. We want to win games, and we want to be involved in the title race.
Danny Rohl on Aberdeen vs Rangers
“Now we are there, it is three points behind the top, of course, they still have one game in hand. I think the first thing is we took points and wins; this is the good part. We are more and more flexible; this is a big credit to my group now.
“This is also how I coach; it is never just one shape or one direction. We have improved as much as we can in this direction, and we have different tools. This is also a big part of the development. We have scored now after two set plays, it helps us. We scored against Celtic after transition moments.
“I saw more and more principles with the ball, what we want to see, but if you do the basics right and you win the games, then you are in a good way. We have to be on the front foot, we have to be hungry, ambitious, but also humble to take the position where we are at the moment.”