Rangers shouldn't lose hope on signing failed summer transfer target as legend insider says 'never say never'

Rangers hero Barry Ferguson refuses to rule out a future Ibrox move for his nephew Lewis despite a failed summer transfer swoop.

The Bologna midfielder - whose father Derek also played for Rangers - has made no secret that he’d like to follow in his dad and uncle’s footsteps one day to wear the royal blue jersey. Ibrox links arose during the summer window but nothing came to fruition, as Ferguson jr recently claimed that negotiations weren’t actually that far along.

Despite this, uncle Barry maintains hope that he’ll play for Rangers one day - but thinks it’ll perhaps have to be further down the line when his price tag is slightly cheaper. He reckons his current employers will value the Scotland international at around the £20m mark at the moment.

Why Rangers should ‘never say never’ regarding Lewis Ferguson move?

Speaking on Go Radio, Barry Ferguson said: "That's one of his ambitions at some stage he will play for Rangers. Who knows when that will be, I would reckon Bologna will want a chunky transfer fee for him because I think he's still got two years left on his contract. Maybe one day, but I would love to see it myself. When that is, who knows?

"I would imagine what would have been the stumbling block, would be the transfer fee, but as your contract runs down you know what happens with transfer fees they go lower. You never know, at some stage it might be doable for Rangers if that transfer fee is a bit lower than what I think Bologna would want for him at this moment in time. Never say never hopefully one day in the future we'll see another Ferguson playing for Rangers."

The Serie A maestro is currently on international duty with Scotland and featured in their UEFA Nations League openers against Slovenia and North Macedonia. Last week, he explained that the Rangers summer transfer rumours were blown slightly out of proportion.

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The former Aberdeen man said: "I had a long think after the World Cup and a bit of time on holiday where I thought about my future. I was a little bit unsure but nothing was ever really that close (with Rangers) to be honest. When I went back to pre-season with Bologna, we had a new manager and it was like a fresh start again, although we have since changed (the manager) again.

"I had a long think about my future and what that was going to look like and in the end it was still at Bologna. I've loved every moment that I have had there so it was just about continuing that journey and seeing where it takes me. I think one day (he will play for Rangers).

“It's no secret that I grew up a fan and my family is involved in the club. It was a dream and an aspiration of mine as a kid and that's not changed. But I don't want to speak about that while I am still a player at Bologna as I have got too much respect for them. But in the future you never know. It might happen or might not but it's always been something in my mind."

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