Danny 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 DANIEL COUSIN hopes to make his second Rangers debut tomorrow against Dunfermline after agreeing a £7,500-a-week Ibrox return. The Gabon striker will arrive in Glasgow this evening after contract talks were finalised late last night. His agent Willie Mackay brokered the deal with Cousin set to answer Gers manager Ally McCoist's SOS until the end of the season. Cousin told SunSport: "When a friend asks for help, I help. I said earlier this week I wanted to return to Rangers because of Ally. Hopefully everything can now be finalised in time for Saturday." It's understood Cousin turned down a bigger offer from Birmingham to return to Ibrox. Rangers will now try and rush through the necessary paperwork with the SFA this afternoon, although they have still not received the required documents from the Gabon FA. But Rangers believe it's a formality which should be rubber-stamped later today. Despite reports earlier this week, Cousin also does NOT have an SFA suspension hanging over him. He was sent off against Celtic in his last game for Gers but served that ban as a Hull player. McCoist is now hoping there are no last-minute hitches. He said: "I'd a good chat with Daniel the other day. We talked about all aspects of the move, but he was certainly keen to come. "I'm loathe to say much more until he arrives at Glasgow Airport, but I'm very keen. "I can't speak for Daniel, but looking at it from his point of view it would be a great chance for him to play at a big club he knows, to score goals and maintain a serious championship challenge. "With a bit of luck he could help us retain the title. I don't know what his other options are. He didn't say that he had other options. If he has it's up to him to make up his own mind. "But he knows the club and the situation. "Like most footballers he knows what's going on around the world and especially with clubs he's played with. "I didn't plead with him â?? I asked if he'd like to come and he obviously said yes." McCoist has earmarked other out-of-contract players if the deal for Cousin collapses. Former Celtic striker Craig Beattie is understood to be someone who was considered after he was released by Swansea. McCoist added: "I have another couple of names. "They are in the catalogue â?? I wouldn't tell you where they are situated in that catalogue. They are not front page! "As far as I'm concerned they are options. "I would go to Craig Whyte and ask. If I felt there was a chance to bring someone else in to benefit the squad then I would do it no matter when. "We could do with bodies â?? but bodies that could benefit us." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 You got a direct link to that mate. My internet is being a wank this morning and taking ages to load 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,870 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Rangers win race to sign Daniel Cousin as veteran striker snubs move to Championship DANIEL COUSIN'S agent last night insisted he has clinched a deal to take the striker back to Rangers. Adviser Willie McKay confirmed to Record Sport the 35-year-old will arrive in Scotland today via Germany to sign. The breakthrough agreement came just hours after Mackay had broadcast live on two teatime radio shows to savage Rangers chiefs over the negotiations. Cousin's agent revealed Birmingham were attempting to hijack the move to the SPL with a £20,000-a-week bid - FOUR times more than the £5000 at one time on offer at Ibrox. But McKay said: "I've just spoken with Craig Whyte and we have reached agreement on Daniel's wages. "Rangers are prepared to pay him £7500 a week. That is a lot less than stood to make at Birmingham but money was not the key issue. "I've agreed to take no fee to make this happen. "Daniel wants it, Ally McCoist wants it, so we've all had to do our bit to push this deal over the line. "Daniel is scheduled to be at Murray Park on Friday afternoon to rejoin the club." The deal, until the end of the season, looks to have been done after a farcical day of behind-the-scenes negotiations when McKay claimed the Cousin offer had been slashed back by Rangers operations executive Ali Russell to £5000 a week. McKay joked the SPL champs were having difficulties arranging Cousin's travel because no budget airlines fly out of Gabon. McKay rubbed further salt in Rangers' wounds by suggesting the reason he was still waiting for a return call from Whyte was because the new chairman's mobile phone had run out of credit. He said: "The lad is happy to come back but they have offered him 25 per cent of the last contract he was on at Rangers and that is £5000 a week. "There are further difficulties. EasyJet and Ryanair don't fly to Gabon. Ally is doing his very best to get him but I feel sorry for Ally. "I am just waiting for Craig Whyte to give me a call. Ali Russell phoned me and said Craig Whyte had said it was £7500. They offered £7500 then came back and offered £5000 a week. It's only 10 weeks and you know what he did to Celtic in the last game he played at Parkhead. "Daniel can get himself £20,000 a week at Birmingham but Rangers on his CV for a last contract sounded quite good to him." McKay's astonishing outburst came just hours after McCoist admitted he was desperate to land Cousin in time for tomorrow's SPL clash at Dunfermline. Record Sport revealed exclusively on Wednesday that McCoist had opened talks with the Gabon striker in the hope of landing him as a free agent - three years after he left Ibrox for Hull in a £3million deal. McCoist expected Cousin to catch a flight to Paris late last night then jump on a flight to Scotland but although the player's bags were packed the deal threatened to stall over personal terms. Former Rangers chief scout Ewan Chester was trying to lure Cousin to Birmingham instead. McCoist said: "We need strength up front and Daniel can do a job because he's strong and powerful. "He's older now but I watched his performances in the African Nations Cup and from what I saw he would definitely do a job for us. "If he's here on time and fit, Daniel will be in the reckoning for the game at East End Park. "If I was him I'd be looking at this move in a positive way. It's a great opportunity to get back to a big club and score goals that'll help Rangers maintain a serious title challenge" http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2012/02/10/rangers-win-race-to-sign-daniel-cousin-as-veteran-striker-snubs-move-to-championship-86908-23742881/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Tell you what that McLies sure can talk pish and 5k a week is still too much imo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,870 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Tell you what that McLies sure can talk pish and 5k a week is still too much imo. If Cousin helps us retain our title then no,if we don't win it then yes:) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,890 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 And we continue to do business with people who mock our club? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 If Cousin helps us retain our title then no,if we don't win it then yes:) How is that big skelf in your arse this morning. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I wish to fuck it was pay as you play he was getting!!!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 And we continue to do business with people who mock our club? We can take him to court! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I don't know what to make of Cousin returning. Time will tell I suppose. Is/was he the best option available to us out there at present? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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