Amid rumours of a possible transfer to Rangers, Damian Garcia has done well to maintain his entire focus on Peñarol.

The 20-year-old midfield prodigy from Uruguay has been the focus of numerous transfer rumours involving the Ibrox team, with the connections first emerging in South America at the beginning of June.

You would excuse Damian Garcia for turning his head while the hullabaloo about new contracts, handshakes in Mexico, release clauses, and transfer appraisals continued.

Amidst all the reports, the youthful Uruguayan was observed on the Peñarol field, serving as a defensive midfielder for ninety minutes in the team’s most recent league game.

Additionally, Peñarol’s management gave a clear update on the player’s contract status and those Rangers connections after the game.

Racing held Peñarol, who are hoping to qualify for the Uruguayan Primera División, 1-1 despite Damian Garcia playing the entire match from a midfield position.

The midfielder’s presence on the field serves as another evidence of Peñarol’s unwavering resolve to retain Garcia with the team through the summer, despite the “keen” Rangers’ interest.

Diego Aguirre, the manager of Peñarol, has made it apparent all summer long that he intended to retain the majority of his team together.

While acknowledging that the team and the U20 World Cup winner have reached a new agreement, it goes without saying that the Uruguayan coach is happy to have averted a huge difficulty.

After the match, Aguirre said to Carve Deportiva, “There was a chance that some players might leave.”

However, I have always stated that I thought they should keep the core group of this club, given they had a fantastic start to the season.

In the summer transfer window, Rangers might try to make an offer to bring Tommy Conway, a forward for Bristol City, to Ibrox.

The Daily Record (print edition, June 12, back page) reports that should the 21-year-old forward reach the last 12 months of his Bristol City contract, the Gers will try to make a bid to sign him.

In the competition to sign Conway, who is now in Germany as Steve Clarke’s national side gets ready for Friday’s home opener against the Bears, the Bears are anticipated to have competition from Celtic.

Bristol City has made an unsuccessful attempt to get him to sign a new deal. In the new year, Rangers may sign him on a pre-contract; the Championship team would then lose him for crossborder compensation of as little as £300,000.

In the best-case scenario for Bristol City, Conway winning a great Euro 2024 Championship would allow them to demand a sizeable seven-figure sum.

Rangers has used the summer transfer window to their full potential.
Under a new manager, the Gers have begun work on the rebuilding project for an additional year. Every summer, it has been a recurring motif for them.

Some Rangers players whose contracts were about to expire have already been moved out, and plans are in place to bring in quality players to fill the hole. In the upcoming days, further departures are anticipated as Philippe Clement works feverishly to mould the team to his own specifications.

After adding Jefte and Oscar Cortes, the Rangers completed their summer signing class earlier this week with the arrival of Clinton Nsiala.

Although Clement is allegedly looking into other options, Ridvan Yilmaz is probably going to continue at Ibrox. Thomas Galdames, a left back for Godoy Cruz, has been connected to a move lately.

This summer, Rangers also want to strengthen their striker position, and Adama Traore of Ferencvaros has been connected to them. Conway will cost the Gers a pitiful sum of money to sign, but whether they will do so at this time remains to be seen.

This summer, the Gers aren’t playing around.
Rangers are supposedly in prime position to acquire another offensive boost for Philippe Clement this summer, having previously closed agreements to sign Jefte and Oscar Cortes.

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Goalie Liam Kelly is apparently on his way to replace Jon McLaughlin, who departed the team as a free agent at the end of the season. The Gers haven’t spent any time in doing business.

As he makes way for possible additions, Clement is expected to undertake quite the upheaval, bidding farewell to Ryan Jack, Borna Barisic, Kemar Roofe, and John Lundstram in addition to McLaughlin at the end of the season.

Another offensive boost might be one of those incomings. In order to overthrow Celtic the following season, the Gers will require every bit of star power they can muster, and the addition of one specific forward might help immensely.

Rangers are the front-runners to recruit Albion Rrahmani this summer, per Digisport, as the club’s head of scouting, Nils Koppen, has already had discussions with the representatives of the FC Rapid striker. Rapid has valued the 23-year-old at €8 million (£7 million), but the Gers are apparently willing to spend €6 million (£5 million) to capture Rrahmani this summer—€2 million (£2 million) less.

Rangers can more than contribute to this historic event by acquiring a replacement for Roofe this summer, but if the forward leaves for that amount, he would become Rapid’s most expensive move ever.

Finally, “extraordinary” Rrahmani can take Morelos’ place.

One may say that since Alfredo Morelos left the team last summer, Rangers haven’t been able to find a striker as good as him. The Colombian often scored in double figures at Ibrox, and Rrahmani, a player of comparable calibre, might prove to be the difference for the Gers if they want to unseat Celtic the next campaign.

The Kosovo attacker demonstrated the kind of talent Rangers will be able to witness for themselves this summer, scoring an outstanding 19 goals and dishing out five more assists in all competitions in Romania during the previous campaign.

As a result, the former Rapid boss received praise from Cristiano Bergodi and didn’t downplay the forward’s reported departure, telling Digisport: “Rrahmani played well, he is an extraordinary striker.” It is typical for him to get offers. I don’t consider going. His playing career and mine as a coach hinge on these nine games.

“He will undoubtedly depart in the summer. It’s possible he’ll walk away. No Romanian player is unavailable if he has an offer. He must consider having a successful season because that is how the teams and agencies will remember him.”