RANGERS are hoping to land Turkish international Ridvan Yilmaz with the Besiktas left-back said to be keen on a move to Glasgow.
The 21-year-old, who has six caps for his country, is in the final year of his contract with the Istanbul side.
The Rangers Review understands the Ibrox club are interested in signing him but an agreement has yet to be reached with Besiktas holding out for more than Rangers are willing to pay.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst is keen to strengthen at left-back given the departure of Calvin Bassey to Ajax for €27 million.
Speaking after the recent win over Blackpool, van Bronckhorst said: "If Calvin is going, he was a left-back and a left-central defender, so we will look at the qualities of the player and the dynamic to see if we move for one player or two."
A number of clubs across the continent are said to be keen on Yilmaz including Rangers’ Europa League conquerors Eintracht Frankfurt, Torino and Tottenham Hotspur.
Besiktas sporting director, Ceyhun Kazanci recently commented: "Eintracht halted the proposal to sign Ridvan for now and it is an ongoing process. They may yet return. Ridvan is a son of the academy here. He knows the club and he has no problem with the situation.
"He shares the same views as us - earning money for Besiktas is also his goal too. If there is an offer we can work with, we will do our best for him. Everyone has a career path."
Rangers Kulübü, Rıdvan Yılmaz için 4,5 milyon Euro'luk teklif yaptı.
— Murat Özen (@Muratozen1903) July 20, 2022
3,5 +1 milyon Euro bonus.
Beşiktaş yönetimi teklife sıcak değil fakat oyuncunun Avrupa isteği düşündürüyor.
Reports from Turkey claim Rangers have bid €4.5 million but Besiktas are looking for €6 million euros and a sell-on clause.
Should an agreement be reached between the clubs then Yilmaz will become Rangers’ seventh summer signing following the acquisitions of John Soutter, Rabbi Matondo, Tom Lawrence, Antonio Colak, Malik Tillman and Ben Davies.
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