The January Transfer Window Rumours and Deals Thread

[Frankie 8,562]

Murphy has been linked many times and I think he'd be a good signing.

[ian1964 10,720]

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[Rousseau 10,600]

He's a left sided player though. His current form is superb & there's no way he'd get left out.

 

That goal against Hibz was as good as you'll see anywhere.

 

I don't think he is a left-sided player, naturally. He's been better through the middle. We are short on the left.

 

I agree he doesn't deserve to be left out.

[der Berliner 3,743]

Left winger??? Don't you think Windass has been doing rather well of late ??

 

That was our problem. We put him out on the left wing and he was performning well below his capabilities. Now he's finally brought to a more central role and off he went. Just check the the stats (on the right) and where he played most ...

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-windass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/280813

 

... and the decision to play him on the left becomes irritating. That said, he's young and our midfield was "packed with experienced" ...

 

I would assume that when Wallace returns and is up to speed, John could step into the left wingback slot ... and it would be good to check out that combination, as both can attack and defend on a decent enough level. Which does not mean that we shouldn't aim for better, of course. IMHO, Murphy and McArthur would sure had experience and quality, should we get (or actually look at) them.

[Devil's advocaat 1,540]

Rumours Stevie Mallan is wanting back up the road, I'd like to have seen us going for him when he went south, good player, young and has it all in the locker potentially.

[Gonzo79 15,292]

His grandpa played for the yahoos, which is a black mark against him.

[Devil's advocaat 1,540]

I couldn't really care if he was captain of the KKK and Sonder commandos select to be honest, if he's a good player, who wants to play for us and give his all, get him in.

[BEARGER 1,830]

From The Sun (I know)

 

SPEND SPREE Rangers join Celtic in race for Dundee defender Jack Hendry and weigh up move for Kilmarnock winger Jordan Jones, according to reports.

[der Berliner 3,743]

Thing is, we need people able to cope with the SPFL, go out there, run their socks of for 90odd mins, giving their all. The more talent they have the better. That said, Hendry is a central defender and I can't see us replacing Alves, Wilson, or Cardoso anytime soon with anyone but McCrorie and Bates. Jordan Jones is a 22-year old left winger ... whom we'll see next Saturday live.

 

BTW, a bit strange that BT too the Killie vs Rangers games ahead of the top-of-the-table clash between the Scum and the Sheep?

[der Berliner 3,743]

Dundee defender Jack Hendry and Kilmarnock’s Jordan Jones among a quartet of Rangers January targets

 

 

RANGERS will aim to recruit from the pick of the Premiership come January.

 

Light Blues caretaker boss Graeme Murty has gone on record to state that director of football, Mark Allen, will be the man charged with identifying transfer targets.

 

And it is understood he is keen to bring in young players, who have already made their mark in Scotland’s top flight, but still have further development in them and the potential for re-sale.

 

Top of the Light Blues’ list is Dundee’s Jack Hendry.

 

The 22-year-old’s commanding displays in central defence have also attracted the attentions of champions, Celtic, as well as English Premier League trio Southampton, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace.

 

Right up there, too, with the young Scot is Kilmarnock winger Jordan Jones.

 

The 23-year-old has been capped for Northern Ireland, and has impressed under new Rugby Park boss, Steve Clarke.

 

Burnley and Norwich City have both been tracking his progress this season.

 

 

Also being considered by Rangers for immediate moves are two players they have long planned to fix up on pre-contract moves in the winter break – Kenny McLean of Aberdeen and Hearts forward, Jamie Walker.

 

Both reach the end of their contracts with their respective clubs in the summer, and have both declined offers of extensions, preferring to run their deals down.

 

The situation with 25-year-old McLean is a delicate one, with Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne having gone on record recently to voice complaints about aspects of Rangers’ failed attempt to sign his manager, Derek McInnes.

 

The Dons are also still smarting from the loss of their former captain, Ryan Jack, to the Ibrox club under freedom of movement back in June.

 

McInnes and Milne would then have to weigh up whether there was a benefit to keeping on a player they were set to lose soon anyway in return for a small fee.

 

There is history, too, in the case of Walker.

 

He looked all set to join Rangers in the summer, but Hearts rejected two offers for him which fell below their £1m valuation of the player.

 

Tynecastle manager Craig Levein initially felt the collapse of the move affected his player.

 

But he has recently praised him for knuckling down and making a major contribution to the team.

 

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/dundee-defender-jack-hendry-and-kilmarnocks-jordan-jones-among-a-quartet-of-rangers-january-targets/

 

Now seeing his face I do remember the Killie lad as being one of their better performers.