Summer Transfer thread - fun while it lasted!

[der Berliner 3,744]

We've got Alexander, who's a good one. I'd take Cerny off Hamilton's roster and would also acquire Foster as back-up (sic!) for our right side. Hutton ... who knows, the English market is quite "funny" when it comes to fees and wages, though Allan might be well off by now.

[ian1964 10,721]

RANGERS CHASE FOREIGN DEFENDERS

 

DEFENSIVE pair Andreas Granqvist and Emilson Cribari could be Ally McCoist’s first signings for Rangers.

 

The new Ibrox boss has targeted the pair as doubts linger over the future of Madjid Bougherra and veteran skipper David Weir.

 

And McCoist, who still wants to take Kyle Bartley back from Arsenal on loan, will step up his efforts to get in new blood this week when he returns from a brief break.

 

Swedish cap Granqvist, 26, is currently at Dutch side Groningen, while Brazilian centre-back Cribari plays in Italy for Napoli

 

McCoist said: “Central defence is very much an area I’m looking at and we have players in mind.

 

Granqvist started his career at Helsingborgs alongside Henrik Larsson before making a big-money move to Wigan.

Just a year later, however, he was back with Helsingborgs on loan until the summer of 2008 when he signed a Ã?£600,000 deal for the Dutch club, now managed by McCoist’s former team-mate Pieter Huistra.

 

It’s understood Huistra has given his pal a glowing reference on the Swedish internationalist.

 

Groningen turned down an offer from Turkish side Fenerbahce in January for Granqvist, who was strongly linked with a move to Celtic last summer.

 

Cribari has spent most of his career in Serie A at Empoli, Udinese, Lazio and Siena before moving to Naples last year for �£475,000.

 

At 31 he has the kind of experience Rangers will need for their European campaign.

 

And Bartley remains very much on the radar.

 

“We’re hoping to be back in touch with Arsenal this week,” added McCoist.

 

McCoist will have to move quickly to strengthen his defence, with Bougherra making no secret of the fact that he would like to try his luck elsewhere.

 

And with just a year left on his contract Rangers will want to get some decent money in for the Algerian rather than let his deal run down and lose out financially.

 

There are still question marks over Weir as club and player try to decide if he has another year left in him in the SPL and possibly the Champions League.

 

Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/250889/Rangers-chase-foreign-defendersRangers-chase-foreign-defendersRangers-chase-foreign-defenders#ixzz1OPsxnkyk

Edited June 5, 2011 by ian1964

[Gazza_8 233]

Daily Express

 

DEFENSIVE pair Andreas Granqvist and Emilson Cribari could be Ally McCoist�s first signings for Rangers.

The new Ibrox boss has targeted the pair as doubts linger over the future of Madjid Bougherra and veteran skipper David Weir.

 

And McCoist, who still wants to take Kyle Bartley back from Arsenal on loan, will step up his efforts to get in new blood this week when he returns from a brief break.

 

Swedish cap Granqvist, 26, is currently at Dutch side Groningen, while Brazilian centre-back Cribari plays in Italy for Napoli

 

McCoist said: ââ?¬Å?Central defence is very much an area Iââ?¬â?¢m looking at and we have players in mind.

 

Granqvist started his career at Helsingborgs alongside Henrik Larsson before making a big-money move to Wigan.

Just a year later, however, he was back with Helsingborgs on loan until the summer of 2008 when he signed a �£600,000 deal for the Dutch club, now managed by McCoistâ��s former team-mate Pieter Huistra.

 

It�s understood Huistra has given his pal a glowing reference on the Swedish internationalist.

 

Groningen turned down an offer from Turkish side Fenerbahce in January for Granqvist, who was strongly linked with a move to Celtic last summer.

 

Cribari has spent most of his career in Serie A at Empoli, Udinese, Lazio and Siena before moving to Naples last year for �£475,000.

 

At 31 he has the kind of experience Rangers will need for their European campaign.

 

And Bartley remains very much on the radar.

[Danny 0]

All 3 would be very welcome.

[Zappa 0]

Aye, nae bother. These papers are just making shit up at the moment as they always do. No sources, no worthwhile quotes, nothing. They are liars and fraudsters.

Edited June 5, 2011 by Zappa

[Danny 0]

Aye, nae bother. These papers are just making shit up at the moment as they always do. No sources, no worthwhile quotes, nothing. They are liars and fraudsters.

 

But there is a quote there.

[Zappa 0]

But there is a quote there.

 

Not a worthwhile one though and when did Ally say that? Is it an out of date quote brought in to try and help an otherwise meaningless piece of bullshit reporting?

[Danny 0]

Not a worthwhile one though and when did Ally say that? Is it an out of date quote brought in to try and help an otherwise meaningless piece of bullshit reporting?

 

I'd rather bullshit linking us to players than bullshit saying we're about to go into administration or our owner is a fraud.

[Zappa 0]

I'd rather bullshit linking us to players than bullshit saying we're about to go into administration or our owner is a fraud.

 

I'd rather no bullshit written about Rangers at all, but that's never going to happen.

[Danny 0]

Tomorrow's Record apparently saying Danny Wilson is returning on loan.