James Tavernier has agreed to a Rangers transfer exit this summer, according to a report.

It's claimed the Ibrox captain has accepted an offer from Trabzonspor to join on an initial two-year deal with the option of a third.

Reports on Thursday revealed a formal approach had been made to Rangers chiefs by the Turkish side over a transfer deal for Tavernier.

Fabrizio Romano had stated:  "Turkish side Trabzonspor have sent formal proposal to Rangers for James Tavernier."

The club have already signed former Rangers duo John Lundstram and Borna Barisic this summer.

Now, Yagiz Sabuncuoglu has claimed Tavernier is next in line to head to the Super Lig club having agreed a contract with the club.

However, no deal has been reached with Rangers on a fee for their captain with the clubs said to be €1m (around £850k) apart in their valuations. It's thought a deal is yet to be struck.

The journalist states: "Trabzonspor reached a 2+1 year agreement with James Tavernier.  

"There is a difference of 1 million euros between Trabzonspor's offer and the transfer fee requested by Rangers."

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He then added: "Clubs continue to negotiate transfer fees. No deal yet."

It comes after Philippe Clement branded speculation over James Tavernier's future at the club as "fake news".

The Ibrox captain was in the Netherlands with his team-mates during pre-season but did not feature in any friendly matches due to an injury issue.

Clement said: “There is a lot of speculation in Glasgow and I have read a lot of things that you say are totally not true.

“Fake news. But it is part of being in Glasgow. You cannot react to every fake news because then you’ll only be busy with that.

“What I see is that they [Tavernier and Goldson] brought a lot to the club the last couple of years. That they did really good games with me. They also did games where it was less, like all the team."

On his injury, he commented: “James has a small injury. It’s nothing big. But it’s too much for him to train with the squad at the moment.

"We expect him back at the beginning of next week, the end of next week. It all depends on how it evolves.

“Everyday it’s better but he is very disappointed that he could not train with the team. He’s been a little bit down because he loves to play football."