Rangers are looking to strengthen their squad as they push to challenge for the Premiership title

Rangers have made an approach to sign transfer target Emil Bohinen this window as they continue their mission to push their way into a Scottish Premiership title race.

Reports last week claimed Danny Rohl’s side had identified the midfielder as an ‘ideal candidate’ to pursue at this month. Those at Ibrox have ‘already made a proposal’ towards bringing Bohinen to Glasgow and a fresh update could prove to be a promising update for the Light Blues.

The 26-year-old is currently on loan with Serie B side Venezia from parent club Genoa but he has ‘expressed his intention’ to move to a new country to pursue a big step in his career.

Rangers target Emil Bohinen to make his decision ‘in coming days’

According to Tuttomercatoweb, there have been ‘tentative moves’ for the signature of Bohinen this week. Rangers’ interest especially has been mentioned, which could encourage the player to ‘resolve his concerns’ sooner rather than later.

In fact, the report claims that Bohinen could pursue another loan move, as his current short-term deal with Venezia is set to be terminated early due to lack of playing time. The midfielder has played just 131 minutes of league action so far this season and has spent four of the last five games either out of the squad or on the bench.

Bohinen is expected to ‘make a final decision’ on where he wants his next move to be ‘in the coming days’.

La Nazione has further reported that the 26-year-old has ‘expressed his attention to play abroad’, following the interest being shown in him by Rangers (via Tuttovenziasport).

Rangers looking to challenge for Scottish Premiership title

After the miserable tenure of Russell Martin, hope surrounding Rangers was minimal but the arrival of Rohl has sparked a resurgence in form. The Gers have moved up the table and banked crucial results including their recent 3-1 win over Celtic, who sacked former manager Wilfried Nancy off the back of the result.

Rohl has himself has admitted that while there is still work to do, he and his team believe they can mount a title challenge and turn their torrid start to the season on its head.

“It is not about two games, or three or four games. It is about being consistent over a longer run of games and, at the moment, we are doing that. We have reduced the gap, but it’s nothing in football. It’s about next, next, next. If we can carry on this way, we will have a good second half of the season.

“For sure, we believe. It is a step forward for us. But is important now to keep going like this.”