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Daily Record
2 days ago
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- Daily Record
Newcastle United seal double Rangers transfer raid as Kevin Thelwell sees another Ibrox task become clear
Alfie Hutchinson and Oliver Goodbrand are nearing a move to the Premier League side Newcastle United have tied up a double raid on Rangers to sign Alfie Hutchinson and Oliver Goodbrand. The pair are both out-of-contract at Ibrox and have agreed moves to the St James' Park side. Both players had a number of English Premier League clubs after them but have decided on a move to the Magpies. It is a blow to the Light Blues who will be entitled to cross-border training compensation. Rangers, however, will get limited compensation for striker Hutchinson as he only joined from Hearts last summer. They are entitled to more for fellow 16-year-old Goodbrand, who came through the Auchenhowie Academy. Rangers have lost a few of their talented academy players in recent years, like Rory Wilson, who went to Aston Villa. New sporting director Kevin Thelwell will be tasked with trying to keep their top talent at Rangers, by providing a pathway to the first-team. Rangers have gone the other way with a cross-border raid of their own. They are set to sign teenage striker Zebedee Lawson from Brighton. The 16-year-old is highly rated and is set to move to the Rangers academy this summer. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also on WhatsApp, where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to your phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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Rangers ‘raid Brighton's academy to lure rising teenage star' but watch another major talent sign for Newcastle
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) RANGERS have raided Brighton's highly-rated academy to land a promising member of their Under-18 squad, it's being reported. It's being claimed that the 16-year-old, who's been gaining plenty of attention for his exploits at Under-18 level, has been persuaded to come north in one of the first coups for the new regime at Auchenhowie. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The Rangers training centre 3 Zebedee Lawson is rated a player with major potential Credit: James Boardman 3 Alfie Hutchinson is joining his former Gers team-mate Oliver Goodbrand at Newcastle The winger scored three goals and got one assist for Brighton's Under-18s this season and Football Insider claim that the Gers have got the deal over the line. Less promising news for the Gers, however, is the continuing exodus of some of their existing Scottish stars. We told you how Scotland age group left back Oliver Goodbrand was poised to join Newcastle Utd. And now the Magpies appear to have got a deal over the line for one of his team-mates for club and country in the form of Alfie Hutchinson. As recently as 12 months ago, the Ibrox men splashed out compensation to take the highly-rated Hutchinson from Hearts amid a raft of Premier League interest. But the lure of St James' Park has proved too strong for the powerful striker, who can also play out wide. Upheaval is part of life in the Ibrox side's academy and earlier this month the Ibrox men announced the exit of as many as 16 products of the academy. A statement from Rangers read: "Rangers Academy can today confirm the departure of a number of players who will now continue their footballing journey elsewhere. "Lewis Budinauckas, Jay Hogarth, Jacob Pazikas, Jack Harkness, Kristian Webster, Leyton Grant, Kerr Robertson, Darren McInally, Grant Leitch and Harry Weir are all moving on. The club's new US investors are desperate to get a better return from their expensively assembled academy products - although one time caretaker boss David McCallum likely to continue as academy chief. Sir Sean Connery's secret £1 MILLION investment in Rangers revealed McCallum served as caretaker manager for the club back in November 2021, leading the team to a Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat against Hibs between the spells of Steven Gerrard and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The head of academy position at Auchenhowie has been vacant since Zeb Jacobs left for Feyenoord last year. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
