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Goals from summer signings Tom Lawrence and Rabbi Matondo came either side of a Ryan Kent strike, before Tomas Soucek pulled one back for David Moyes' side. It ...

You have until 31 July 2022 to purchase. Additonally, MyGers members who purchase a subscription will be allocated 20 MyGers points. Jarrod Bowen had a shot blocked for the visitors as they looked to get a goal back in this friendly, before Jon McLaughlin pulled off another impressive save as he got a strong hand to a shot from Pablo Fornals to push it out for a corner. It was another debut goal, this time for Rabbi Matondo. He combined well with Tom Lawrence in the box as the ball was flicked into the path of the 20-year-old and fired home his first goal in Light Blue. Within minutes it was 2-0 to Rangers, James Tavernier again started the move, this time sending the ball infield to Tom Lawrence, who fed it out to the left to Ryan Kent. The winger struck the ball first time to send a powerful ball into the back of the net. The move started with captain James Tavernier down the right, as he fed the ball forward to Rabbi Matondo. He cut back the ball back from the byline, picking out Tom Lawrence and the Welsh international drilled a lovely low finish beyond Lukasz Fabianski.

The Hammers and their Scottish Premiership hosts were locked at 0-0 after a finely-balanced first half, but the Gers came roaring out of the blocks after half- ...

One quickly became two as James Tavernier made a trademark burst from defence, and with the visitors retreating, he laid the ball off to Lawrence, who in turn fed Kent on his left. The Hammers striker closed in on goal and tried to place his shot to the right of goalkeeper Jonathan McLaughlin, but he stuck out a foot to divert the effort off target. On a balmy evening in Glasgow, the Hammers gave a first start of pre-season to Declan Rice as they took to the field for their fifth game of the summer.

RANGERS Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Ben Davies from Liverpool on a 4-year contract.

SEASON 22/23 HOME KIT: Our new home kit, inspired by some of our most iconic retro shirts, is now available. He is a strong defender with great qualities and will further add to our options in that area." PROGRAMME SUBSCRIPTION: Rangers fans can now purchase amatchday programme subscriptionfor the 2022/23 season.

Davies was introduced to the Rangers fans prior to this evening's friendly against West ham at Ibrox.

“The size of the club, everyone said to me I wouldn’t realise it until I got here. The expectation, levels and standards that the club has are exceptional and that can only bring the best out of me. I’ve got my best years in front of me now.

Fraser Davison, Glasgow, said: "In response to Hotline caller John Bruce's assertions regarding what Rangers have made in transfers, European qualification and ...

Gerry Kelly, emailed: "There was a Rangers fan on the Hotline bumping his gums about Bassey going for £20million or more but Celtic have been selling players for £15 to £20 million for years. Chris Lowe, Yoker, said: "Hotline caller Glen Mitchell says that Rangers only won a trophy because of covid and Celtic were hamstrung at every opportunity, he then goes onto to brag about 20 trophies in the last decade. John Bruce, emailed: "There is no better place to display your footballing wares than the shop window of a European final. John Scott, Grassmoor, said: "Rangers and Celtic fans need to wake up to the fact they are now mere stepping stones to bigger things. The fact we are replacing them with good players plus young guns shows a healthy future." Now that they are finally looking like making their first annual profit in ten years, they should probably take into account the investors who bankrolled their previous huge losses and are likely to want some of their money back."

Union's historic home at the Stade Joseph Marien holds just over 9000 spectators and club bosses have decided to look elsewhere for the third qualifying ...

But club bosses accept a more modern area will be required for their first ever attempt at making it into UEFA ’s elite competition. Record Sport can reveal talks have begun this afternoon to find a new location for the first leg tie after Union bosses decided not to stage the game at their own historic Stade Joseph Marien – which holds just over 9,000 supporters. And it’s almost certain that switching it to an alternative venue, which will now likely be on the outskirts of Brussels, will enable thousands more travelling supporters to make the trip.

Glasgow Rangers are on track for Champions League group stage after being drawn with Belgian minnows Saint-Gilloise.

Sparta beat Rangers in last season’s Europa League group stage at home but lost the return at Ibrox. Union were runners-up in the Belgian league last season behind Club Brugge after a return to the top flight in 2021 following a 48-year absence. The Europa League runners-up travel to Belgium in the first leg of the third qualifying round on August 2-3 with the return at Ibrox a week later.

Ben Davies becomes Rangers sixth new addition of the summer transfer window; Davies was on loan at Sheffield United from Liverpool in the English ...

You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. He is a strong defender with great qualities and will further add to our options in that area." "Rangers is a fantastic club, a big club. Ben belongs on a big stage for sure. It's a huge club with big ambitions and I can't wait to get started." "Rangers appear to have beaten off a lot of competition in the race to sign Liverpool centre-back Ben Davies. A £4m fee and a move to a club like Rangers is a really positive outcome for Ben and the club.

Rangers complete the signing of central defender Ben Davies from Liverpool on a four-year deal.

"It's a smart piece of recruitment from Giovanni van Bronckhorst, to be honest - perfect for all parties. "He is a strong defender with great qualities," said Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The fee for the 26-year-old is undisclosed but is thought to involve an initial payment of £3m with £1m in add-ons.

There has been a palpable sense of renewal and realignment in Rangers' off-field activities across pre-season.

There is genuine promise in the astute-looking acquisitions of Matondo, Lawrence, Davies and Souttar, in particular, but also in the Bassey and Aribo deals. That is, they not only proved capable of being robust when confronted by a leading side from one of the big five leagues but able to give such an opponent a bloody nose. On that front, it helps that Rabbi Matondo - essentially a replacement for Aribo following the Wesh winger’s £2.5m move from Schalke - proved so exhilarating on his Ibrox bow.

The former Preston defender was close to joining Neil Lennon's Celtic in January 2021 before signing on at Anfield.

However, the English defender failed to play a single competitive game for the Reds and was farmed out on loan to Sheffield United last season, where he featured 21 times. The one-time Celtic target has moved to Ibrox for an initial £3million, with an additional £1m in add-ons. From the cinch Premiership and League 2, to the Champions League and the Europa Conference League, we have every blade of grass covered.

Liverpool defender Ben Davies has today completed a permanent transfer to Glasgow Rangers. The 26-year-old seals a move to the Scottish Premiership following an ...

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So, over the last year or so, we have got used to going into those environments and we’ve performed pretty well. We still have the romantic old stadium with a special group of supporters. “But, in terms of modern day football yes, we are a smaller club.

The former Liverpool defender put pen to paper on a four-year deal at the club this afternoon and was allowed to walk out on the pitch before kick-off in this ...

The expectation, levels and standards that the club has are exceptional and that can only bring the best out of me. “I’ve obviously seen Ibrox on TV but this is the first time I’ve been here. But he admitted to Rangers TV after he signed the deal that he could hardly have been prepared for what really is on offer and on show at Ibrox on matchday.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be chuffed with his side's performance in the second-half especially his newbies.

That was all about movement and the instinct to be exactly where he stood when the ball fell. They weren't to be disappointed and while it may have taken Gio van Bronckhorst until the second-half to chuck most of his newbies into the action, there was plenty of quality football on show from Tom Lawrence and the likes. We've already mentioned Lawrence and Matondo but Colak also continues to impress as a different option to what Alfredo Morelos offers. He signed a four-year deal this afternoon and he - alongside Malik Tillman - was paraded in front of the crowd pre-match. It's still early, of course it is. The Welshman was picked out by James Tavernier down the flank and he flashed a bit of pace to find Lawrence inside the box and he finished.

Rangers are exploring a potential move for highly-rated Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz after completing the £4million signing of central defender Ben ...

When we spoke he was very, very excited to start and be part of Rangers and he will also add his qualities. ‘He is a left-footed defender and that is very important for the team. We will see if he can get some minutes at the weekend.’ ‘His time at Liverpool didn’t work out how he wanted. He is very comfortable with the ball, a good passer, a good reader of the game and a good defender. Now entering the final year of his contract with the Istanbul club, he would likely cost in excess of £4m if Rangers pursue a permanent deal.

The Belgian champions hope to write another chapter of their miraculous rags to riches story by sending Rangers packing.

“We need to be careful because Rangers have a lot of experience in navigating each transfer window. O’Loughlin began planning for it back in January and does not expect Rangers to have been caught cold either by the loss of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey. We try our best to create an environment of excellence where the guys can grow in a professional context. We look for a sporting return from the players as well as a cultural return. Back in the 90s, when English clubs were allowed to compete again in European competition, we started to see a lot of ties that really caught the imagination - a Manchester United or Arsenal against Juventus or Real Madrid. I suppose there’s no point in us hoping for this or that to happen - we’ve just got to prepare our best for the game and deal with what’s in front of us.” “It was something for the football romantic because of the history of those clubs. “I worked with him at Charlton for a while and, above all else, he is a fantastic human being. As I say, my father was from west Belfast and my mother’s side of the family are from Elgin. There were a lot of good historical clubs that we could have come up against - clubs with domestic and European pedigree. Director of sport, Chris O’Loughlin takes it all in his relaxed Irish stride these days, having been there for the start of Union’s unfathomable rise. “But I also have, on the other side of my family, a Scottish background.

The 21-year-old has turned heads during his time with the Turkish giants but only has one year remaining on his contract.

“He is a left footed defender, which is very difficult to find. Speaking after the 3-1 win over West Ham, the Dutchman said: "Ben is a very experienced player and we identified him to come to Rangers because of the quality he has. Rangers are on the search for a new left-back to compete with Borna Barisic as Calvin Bassey gets set to seal his £19m plus add ons switch to Ajax. The arrival of Ben Davies helps mitigate versatile Bassey's exit in the heart of the defence but he also impressed at full back.

Both teams huffed and puffed before Tom Lawrence sparked a goal glut to leave the Hammers reeling.

He said: "It’s pre-season and we’re trying to get the players in the right condition, and we didn’t really look that way tonight. "It’s not like us to defend the way we did, but that wasn’t the main reason. And Moyes expects major improvements from his Hammers ahead of the new campaign but was quick to praise the speed of thought from the Europa League finalists which left his side flummoxed.

Rangers want to sign Besiktas starlet Ridvan Yilmaz in a £4m deal this summer after completing the signing of Ben Davies from Liverpool, say the Daily Mail.

Rangers are in need of strengthening their squad in the left-back position and Yilmaz looks like the typical shrewd signing that the club is known for making. However the club are still looking for a left-back option to add to the squad too, and Turkish international Yilmaz has emerged as a target (July 20) after entering the final 12 months of his contract in Istanbul. Giovanni van Bronckhorst was able to bring in his sixth signing of the summer when the club completed a deal for the Liverpool defender, as Rangers prepare for life after Calvin Bassey who is set to join Ajax.

The broadcaster and the Ibrox club have announced their long-running dispute has been put to one side.

"The BBC acknowledges that there have been occasions when parts of the coverage of Rangers FC have not met its editorial standards. The BBC said: "A disagreement between BBC Scotland and Rangers FC has limited the BBC's ability to report from Ibrox Stadium over a long period of time. However, it recognises that the club has genuine concerns about the accuracy and balance of some coverage.

It ends a long stand off between the two parties after a disagreement over certain elements of the Beeb's coverage.

However, it recognises that the club has genuine concerns about the accuracy and balance of some coverage. Access will now be granted for the beginning of the new SPFL season a week on Saturday. That led to a stand-off between the pair and meant BBC Scotland was unable to provide coverage from the Light Blues' stadium.

Ex-Rangers boss Mark Warburton has returned to Ibrox as part of the West Ham coaching staff with the Hammers defeated in a friendly.

Mark Warburton was in the opposite dugout this time but the match between Rangers and West Ham gave fans the chance to reflect on how far the club has come since the Englishman was in charge. With the score 0-0 at the break, Rangers played with real intent in the second period and blew West Ham away to go up 3-0 up. Before the game, both Rangers and West Ham paid tribute to Andy Goram, The Goalie tragically passing away at only 58 earlier in the month and being laid to rest earlier in the week.

The Ibrox side are on course to enjoy their most profitable transfer window with Bassey poised to follow Joe Aribo in leaving for big money.

It's understood a fee of £19m plus add-ons for the Nigeria international will be finalised in the coming days. For a while, at least. Van Bronckhorst's £8.5m move down south to Arsenal was the catalyst but there were several other notable departures. And, of course, the exciting part for fans is watching that cash being re-invested into Giovanni van Bronckhorst 's squad. Some considerable sales have been made down the years, either during the summer or in the January window, but not with any great regularity for a number of seasons. Joe Aribo has joined Southampton in the Premier League and Calvin Bassey is about to become Rangers' most expensive sale if, as expected, his move across Europe to Dutch champions Ajax is finalised in the coming days.

Rangers fans were delighted with their team's display against West Ham but also lined up to have a pop at Hotline regular Gordon Ashley's praise for Celtic ...

One thing for certain, the heads in the sand trio of Hotline regulars Wilson, Lowe and Bruce fail to understand or comprehend Rangers debts don’t disappear at the end of the season.” But Stefan Lomako, Whithorn, emailed: “I’ve seen enough from the Celtic and Rangers’ friendlies to suggest we have some good stuff to look forward to. David Speirs, Coalhall, said: “I would like to point out to those Celtic fans on the Hotline these last couple of days it still seems it’s all about the Rangers. We have won 55 titles as opposed to your 52. Just another example of his obsession of everything Rangers and his need to put them down at every opportunity. Scott Gowers, Edinburgh, added: “Ashley seemed to be in awe of his club’s performance against Blackburn and claims it’s the best his beloved team have performed. John Bruce emailed: “Rangers beat the team who finished seventh in the EPL last season 3-1, after a scintillating second-half display.

Rangers blew the Premier League side away with a second-half goal blitz in their first game back at Ibrox.

We were slow to press, slow in our decision making, so I didn’t see it as being a good team performance at all tonight. Look, it was always going to be a difficult game, there’s no doubt about that, but I’m disappointed with a lot of elements of the game and things that we did. Moyes admits it was a bad night at the office as he praised the intensity and quality of Rangers.

After a period lasting almost seven years, whereby BBC journalists did not report from Ibrox, the national broadcaster has announced that it is looking forward ...

A BBC Scotland statement read: "A disagreement between BBC Scotland and Rangers FC has limited the BBC's ability ability to report from Ibrox Stadium for over a long period of time. However, it recognises that the club has genuine concerns about the accuracy and balance of some coverage. THE ONGOING row between Rangers and the BBC is now OVER, after the broadcaster apologised for failing to meet its own editorial standards with regards to coverage of the club.

The 22-year-old Nigeria international defender has completed a move to the Eredivisie champions.

Bassey joined Rangers for just £230,000 in summer 2020 and his departure will smash the club's previous record transfer fee. Ajax have moved quickly to sign the 22-year-old defender to replace the outgoing Lisandro Martinez as he heads for the Premier League. The Argentine is set to sign for Manchester United in a €55m transfer and will now be replaced by the promising Bassey at the Amsterdam ArenA. Rangers have banked a club record fee with the sale of Calvin Bassey to Ajax. The Nigeria international has completed a move to the Eredivisie champions for an expected £19.59million plus add-ons.

The former Celtic transfer target joined Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men on a four-year deal as he gets set to replace outgoing Calvin Bassey, with a move to ...

The expectation, levels and standards that the club has are exceptional and that can only bring the best out of me. It's a quick start for the defender with Livingston in the Premiership opener coming next weekend and the start of the journey to reach the Champions League beginning early next month against Belgian outfit Union Saint-Gilloise. The former Celtic transfer target joined Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men on a four-year deal as he gets set to replace outgoing Calvin Bassey, with a move to Ajax to be announced any time now in mega money transfer.

There have been several big money deals that have seen players come in and out of the Scottish Premiership so far this summer.

Here are the ten biggest Scottish Premiership summer transfer deals so far this summer with the transfer fee paid for the player compared to their market value: Using figures from football statistics site Transfermarkt, we’ve taken a look at the biggest moves in the summer transfer window so far involving Celtic, Rangers and the other Scottish Premiership sides. Celtic and Rangers have both had busy summer transfer windows so far as they prepare for the new Scottish Premiership season.

Bassey - who still had another two years to run on his Rangers - deal arrived in Austria on Wednesday and will now join in with the Ajax first team's ...

Rangers star Calvin Bassey completes £19m move to Ajax in record sale for Scottish giants... Bassey - who still had another two years to run on his Rangers deal - arrived in Austria on Wednesday and will now join in with the Ajax first team's training camp in the country. Bassey - who still had another two years to run on his Rangers deal - arrived in Austria on Wednesday

Besiktas will have to drop their £6million asking fee for Ridvan Yilmaz if Rangers are to do a deal. The Turkish international left-back has been on the ...

Yilmaz is in the final year of his contract and is attracting interest from a lot of top European clubs. The Turkish international left-back has been on the Ibrox club's radar for some time, but the position has become more of a priority since Calvin Bassey completed his £19million switch to Ajax, landing the Rangers a club record fee in the process. The former Liverpool defender penned a four-year deal after a £3million fee was agreed with the Reds, which could rise to £4million with add-ons.

Rangers sell Calvin Bassey to Ajax for a club-record fee that could rise to around £23m; Rangers signed Bassey for £230000 from Leicester City; ...

So they are going to need someone to come in at left-back, and someone that can play on the left-hand side of a two or a three as well off the back of losing Bassey. "Virgil van Dijk proved it at the top level, but I think is very harsh on such a young boy, at this moment, time to label him. "Players have left in the past and they replaced, but I think this one could be a little bit difficult because of that versatility. He's versatile too; he can play left-back, he can play the left of a two, left of a three, the centre of three and I think that's why he's attracting clubs. They didn't have to protect the back line as much because of his pace, recovery, ability to deal with one-on-one situations. His departure will see Rangers pocket a club-record fee for a player that cost them a mere £230,000 from Leicester two years ago.

Rangers have reportedly made a bid of around €4.5million for Besiktas star Ridvan Yilmaz.

Rangers could face competition for his signature. According to one report in Turkey, Rangers have bid €3.5million for Yilmaz with an additional €1million in add-ons. Yilmaz is understood to be keen to make the move and play in Europe. Besiktas, who are one of the most successful teams in the country, finished sixth last season, missing out on European qualification.

The Dutch giants have revealed exactly how much they've parted with to prise Bassey away from Ibrox.

The 22-year-old has signed a bumper five-year contract in Amsterdam two years after quitting Leicester City for Ibrox for just a small cross-border compensation amount. They will initially pay the Gers £19.5m for the Nigerian international but there may then be future add-ons. The defender went on to make a further 64 appearances in all competitions for the Light Blues and scored one goal.

RANGERS and Tottenham Hotspur will play for The Walter Tull Memorial Cup when the sides meet in a friendly match on Saturday.

SEASON 22/23 HOME KIT: Our new home kit, inspired by some of our most iconic retro shirts, is now available. PROGRAMME SUBSCRIPTION: Rangers fans can now purchase amatchday programme subscriptionfor the 2022/23 season. Sadly, Walter was killed by machine gun fire on March 25, 1918 in Pas-de-Calais.