Rangers transfer news as Vaclav Cerny put up for sale, Dessers to AEK fee 'distance' revealed and Igamane latest
It's going to be a busy window at Ibrox and we have the latest on three key men from last season
Vaclav Cerny has been told he is up for sale by Wolfsburg after showdown talks with their new manager Paul Simonis - as AEK Athens need to stump up around £1million if they want to get Cyriel Dessers.
Former Rangers winger Cerny enjoyed an excellent loan spell in Govan, but the Ibrox club didn't have an agreement in place for a purchase option with the Bundesliga club.
He was set to return to pre-season training in Germany and his future hinged on whether the club's new manager, Dutch boss Simonis, would see him as part of his plans.
But reports in Germany have confirmed Cerny is now officially on the transfer list with Wolfsburg having to seriously cut their bloated squad for the new season because of ongoing financial problems with owners, German car giants Volkswagen, who have their headquarters in the Lower Saxony city.
They are planning to lay off around 35,000 of their workforce - a quarter of their entire total - to save an estimated £3.5billion over the next five years.
Those measures have filtered their way back to the football club, who will make severe cuts and trim their playing staff too.
And Cerny has been told he will be allowed to leave, along with Tiago Tomas, who has been linked with a move to Bayer Leverkusen, with the sale of both of them expected to bring in a sizeable bonanza for Wolfsburg.
Former Celtic defender Moritz Jenz has also been told he is surplus to requirements, along with Bartol Franjic, Nicolas Cozza and Kofi Amoako.
Meanwhile, Dessers remains a target for Greek giants AEK Athens and Record Sport revealed personal terms have been agreed with the player.
But reports in Greece say that there is 'about €1m distance' between the two clubs with talks ongoing for the Nigeria international who is their top target.
Dessers' fellow Ibrox striker Hamza Igamane has also reportedly agreed personal terms with Lille but the Rangers Review say that while the French club have spoken to the player's camp, they have yet to make an official approach over the Moroccan, but say he "is likely to leave" this summer.
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