Rangers Transfer Rumours

17 Sep 2026 19:38:38
Hearing from a friend who was at Ibrox today on a tour that there was scaffolding going up in the Copland Stand. Does WATP know what's going on?

17 Sep 2026 23:25:53
Not much is happening right now my friend

Last thing that was worked on in the copland stand was the balustrades being changed.

I fully expect with international window coming up, it gives a chance to do some maintenance work.

However I fully expect fans to get an update before Christmas about expansion all being well

WATP.

17 Sep 2026 08:51:24
Just reading the club have negotiated £800k fee for Penrice to join if we want to make his loan permanent which feels like a bit of a bargain!

17 Sep 2026 09:27:53
If that's true it's the bargain of the window.

17 Sep 2026 09:36:47
If he keeps up these performances mate I wouldn't be surprised to see Liverpool or the likes come in for him.

17 Sep 2026 10:50:05
I'm pretty sure it was said before that they only wanted 1.2 million for him. So guessing we have paid 400 loan fee and the rest is just bringing it up to what they wanted anyway.

17 Sep 2026 10:58:37
He quickly turning into my best player. What an absolute steal.

17 Sep 2026 11:14:03
What a player! And to think we could've ended up with Meghoma again!

17 Sep 2026 11:24:19
He's been excellent for us so far. He gets it and I can see him giving that extra 10% because he is one of us. Rommens has got some job in front of him to get the jersey back.

17 Sep 2026 11:56:18
We should just pay it now, that's an absolute steal.

17 Sep 2026 12:52:38
Liverpool? Sorry but Let's not get too carried away, doing well but loads of games still to play Rommens could well come in an keep him out the side.

17 Sep 2026 13:08:34
GJD how is it getting carried away to suggest a player can get a good move to a bigger club, in relative terms - not looking for a debate in that, and a bigger league?

People will rubbish that notion cause he played for Livi, then Hearts then abroad to tough league and big team, now onto Rangers. His trajectory suggests he can do it.

Andy Robbo went from Queen's Park to Dundee United to Hull and to Liverpool where most didn't want him at first.

Why couldn't penrice do same?

Not saying he will, but for me he's better than Tsimakas and since Kerkez went to Liverpool, I'd say I'd rather Penrice than him too.

17 Sep 2026 13:14:16
Not worried about Rommens coming back in, I would happily play either in midfield or LB.

17 Sep 2026 13:39:29
Both kerkez and tsmiakas would rip the Scottish league to bits stevie the would instantly be best left backs in the country and that includes james penrice i'm sorry buddy but those 2 are in a different stratoshpere to our players not one of our players would get in the Liverpool team or bench.

17 Sep 2026 13:55:57
Mustcatin, agree on Kerkez, he was outstanding for Bournemouth, definitely a player, maybe he'll have a better season with Liverpool.

17 Sep 2026 14:06:17
Muscatin I'd have agreed with the kerkez at Bournemouth mate but as I wrote, since he went to Liverpool I honestly would rather have penrice.

Put it this way I wouldn't swap them for Rangers aftet watching him for Liverpool and seeing what penrice has for us. I'd rather penrice over both

Understand it's a bit controversial and respect most won't agree but that's my thoughts on it mate.

17 Sep 2026 14:48:27
May be a bigger club to you Stevie, not to me

Bigger league definitely of course, it was of course a Scotsman who founded both Liverpool and Everton, same man.

17 Sep 2026 15:17:42
Tom Thumb was John Houlding not English or perhaps I'm misreading your comment.

17 Sep 2026 15:38:57
Houlding was English and he didn't found Everton. they were a church amateur team before their name change to Everton in 1879. Houlding didn't get involved until 1882.

I think Liverpool first manager was Scottish as was their entire team when they were founded.

17 Sep 2026 15:54:18
I love how wild this place is - we really do live in the extremes.

Personally I'm glad to have both Penrice and Rommens as our LBs with a very good youth player in Scally coming through.

It's a very deliberate template that the club have implemented, I.e. the best available homegrown and player trading operating in tandem.

Long may it continue.

17 Sep 2026 15:55:44
Stevie, you have had a few belters over the years but suggesting Penrice is better than Kerkez might just be the best one yet.

17 Sep 2026 17:12:40
So Tierney can get a move to Arsenal but Penrice can't get a move to a top PL team?

17 Sep 2026 17:24:18
Im sure he could play in the EPL after all all you need to do is run about for 90 mins most over rated most over hyped league in the world would rather watch the lower league in Scotland.

17 Sep 2026 17:33:41
😂😂😂

Wishy u know I love a bit of over the top opinions on a player mate lol

I'd make a good pundit with the controversial opinions lol

Tom I'm just coming at it without Rangers head in mate.

Liverpool are just as big a supported club if not more so over the world as us.

They've won 6 European cups, 3 UEFA cups 4 super cups and more English Premier Leagues than anyone else. They are now an elite club in world football valued in the billions ( £5bn maybe? ) so as I said in relative terms mate they probably are a bigger club.
It's not a peeing contest though. It's just an honest opinion.
Historically wise we can claim to be up there with the best of them but times have changed and it's just not the case anymore sadly

Some Old Firm fans think we're bigger than Man United Real Madrid etc it's just not true mate.

17 Sep 2026 17:35:55
Hagi that's exactly my point.

I don't think we realised how good penrice is, he's a complete fullback. Even doed the inverted stuff briakliant too.
EPL clubs look for that in fullbacks.

Not saying he will just that if he keeps up the standards so far he could easily.

17 Sep 2026 18:59:14
Stevie keeps the posts coming.

17 Sep 2026 19:17:05
John I keep it interesting that's for sure mate lol

All good banter at the end of day lads lol.

17 Sep 2026 08:47:07
I see rumours that J Defoe would like to return to the famous as a coach or manager.
I'd have his as a coach in a heart beat, he played at the top for many years and was remarkably fit during this time, he would be a great addition to the back room staff.

17 Sep 2026 09:51:01
only if we really need him and would be better with him on board, not out of sentiment.

17 Sep 2026 11:00:40
Get him in as coach for the strikers he would be perfect for that role big Naderi and Kelsey would learn a lot from him.

17 Sep 2026 11:22:53
Didn't he leave his last job under a wee bit of a cloud?

17 Sep 2026 15:04:16
Aye MPH as a manager I believe it was.

Regardless of that I'd bring him in as a striker coach because his movement and finishing were first class and the one thing we need to get better at is finishing our chances.

17 Sep 2026 15:25:47
We've got not one but two very natural finishers at Ibrox bbj 👍 lawrence shankland and bojan Miovski mate 👌🇬🇧 Provide the service for these two strikers and they'll finish with their eyes shut as they're natural goalscorers 👌🇬🇧.

17 Sep 2026 15:57:23
Could work look at McGregor as keeper coach seems to be doing ok.

17 Sep 2026 15:58:51
I think we should be trying to attract the best coaches possible.

I'm not sure Defoe is in this category, yet.

17 Sep 2026 17:26:37
This must be from the Boyd pos cast I watched yesterday, was a off the cuff tongue in cheek remark not a proposition.

17 Sep 2026 18:19:11
Penrice has been brilliant for us so far and I'm very glad we have him, but no English Premier League team is going to be looking to sign a 28 year old (he'll be 28 even by the time the January window opens) from the Scottish league no matter how well they are playing, it just won't be in their business model. If any team in England is looking to sign a 28 year old then they will be an established big name top international player.


Andy Robertson really was the exception that proves the rule when he signed for Liverpool, but even then he was only 23 and had already been performing outstandingly in England for Hull, proving that he could perform there.

17 Sep 2026 18:28:20
Seen him around milngavie a few times, he was pleasant but I'm not sure how qualified he is to be a Rangers coach, I think there will be plenty ahead of him, and I think he's blotted his copybook more than once.

16 Sep 2026 20:08:56
Mason munn has joined Dumbarton on loan.

16 Sep 2026 22:36:33
Good for him. Hope it goes well.

17 Sep 2026 09:39:10
Does anyone in the know think big munn can kick on and one day be our number one?

17 Sep 2026 11:10:18
Good luck to him. I think he needs to do well and get a move away from Rangers permanently.

A lot of talent but I think he might not have enough to have a future at Ibrox.

17 Sep 2026 12:03:53
Not seen much of him but at youth level he seemed to have all the tools to be a success. He's still young in goalkeeping terms and getting game time in mens football which will test him physically should be good for him.

16 Sep 2026 19:36:01
Talking about interest in makhanya earlier, i see the online DR stating that makhanya has stated already that he harbours to play in one of Europe's top 5 leagues as soon as he can. 😲

You can't blame these young good footballers for having big ambitions and it means they'll have to do well at Rangers and give it everything to get their move to one of the best leagues so it is a big win win for us, as we'll get a player giving his lot and a big profitable transfer fee into the bargain 👍🇬🇧.

16 Sep 2026 19:55:52
He won't be going anywhere tik he's had a crack at Europe for us mate.

I think that's what stopped mannys hope of a move tbh was lack of euro test.

I'd be happy to have Makhanya for 2 seasons and let her m go and we try again with the next one.

We're trying to be like the benficas and psv of the world in that regard. Spend £10m sell for £30m.

16 Sep 2026 19:59:33
Sws, he isn't different from any player, mate.

16 Sep 2026 20:29:25
It's good that players have ambitions to play at a higher level, just hope it makes them push themselves to perform well for us to be able to succeed. So many say it but just stagnate thinking they're something special because we're a huge club.

16 Sep 2026 20:45:39
That's the type of players we should be signing. Happy for us to find these gems that we can improve and sell on for profit.

17 Sep 2026 12:05:50
I'm all for players having ambition and self belief. Just hope he realises the amount of consistency and hard work that will require. Not taking the club or league you are currently at for granted is also key. So really hope the guy has good people advising him,

I might be wrong but in the last few years very few players have left and gone on to great things in the "big leagues".

Other than Bassey, I really can't think of any, I may be wrong. Patterson also doing ok. Also still have high hopes for hamza.

16 Sep 2026 17:47:03
Appears Rangers have appointed Iain king as the new Soccer Academy Manager.

16 Sep 2026 19:27:41
Iain King, the former Airdrie CEO and sun chief sportswriter, John? 🤔.

16 Sep 2026 19:38:17
Yes that's what the posts say.

18 Sep 2026 01:11:00
Bloody hell John, that's scary.

18 Sep 2026 03:27:11
It’s the charity foundation programme soccer academy manager. Not the actual development academy

16 Sep 2026 08:05:33
Was told last night that already makhanya has glaring eyes on him from a few english Premier League clubs ☹️Hearing chelsea, Liverpool,
spurs and aston villa are supposed to be the clubs interested in him 🤔🇬🇧 I hope we can keep him for a few seasons yet as he's got plenty time to go to the better leagues and it would benefit him staying a couple of seasons with Rangers instead of maybe going to soon to a big club in one of Europe's top leagues 🤔🇬🇧.

16 Sep 2026 09:34:49
Not going to start talking about record transfer fees like we all did with Manny last season, but we have to realise that players will see Rangers as a stepping stone these days.

16 Sep 2026 09:44:37
DTB, i totally agree mate unfortunately with the league we play in that's always going to be the case ☹️If Rangers were say in the english Premier League with the money/sponsorship in that league good players we have, wouldn't leave Rangers 🤔🇬🇧.

16 Sep 2026 09:47:00
Why is the first thing we do as a fanbase when we get a good player speak about selling him. Let's see if we can actually build a team to win some trophies.
Celtic get a good player they keep for 2/3 seasons before selling then maximise their value.

16 Sep 2026 09:49:00
He's just in the door and has done nothing yet.

Long way to go before he can think about any of those clubs.

As a fan base, we need to be more chill about these guys. A couple of good performances and some see tens of millions in fees and a move to an elite league.

All the hype is no good for a player's focus - see Manny Fernandez.

Two full seasons of consistent performance, some silverware in the bag, then let's see where we're at with him.

16 Sep 2026 10:16:13
Only passing on info and allegedly both Liverpool and villa had been watching him at Philadelphia Union before we did 🤔 So guys i'm not talking about wanting to sell makhanya,
i'm merely sharing info that clubs are already watching him and are interested 🤔🇬🇧.

16 Sep 2026 10:27:04
Tell them it's £70million cash up from lol. hopefully that will make them leave him alone.

16 Sep 2026 10:30:36
Keep him for 2 we'll be doing extremely well.

16 Sep 2026 10:31:05
Well you can remove Liverpool as they have needed defenders for 3 years & signed attackers instead.

{Ed001's Note - they bought 4 centre-backs in the summer. No idea what you are talking about. It is midfielders they needed and didn't buy.}

16 Sep 2026 11:05:13
The reality is it has nothing to do with what the fanbase either says or wants. A business decision will be made based on what the hierachy deem to be best for Rangers. Even with the speculation and uncertainty around Raskin this summer, i'm glad we stuck to our guns and kept him. I'd like to see a pathway created where we keep players who are doing well for us for at least a couple of seasons.

Where we may benefit financially from a "Bassey" type scenario, this does nothing for continuity, team morale, and sustained success as it is unlikely that any replacements will bear the same fruits on a constant basis. I'd much rather have a lesser rebuild every 2/3 seasons, as opposed to ripping it up every year.

16 Sep 2026 11:49:42
reality is we are a selling side so if someone comes in with the right offer and the player is up for it he will be off.

the challenge is not losing too many key players in one window.

and yes we can't go out and buy like for like as generally that would cost more. the hope is we buy decent with good potential, like we did with him.

16 Sep 2026 12:40:16
It's good we've got players worth them keeping an eye on. These type of clubs will have eyes everywhere though so wouldn't read much into it. As long as folk don't get carried away and it doesn't go to his head either like with the Manny to Arsenal and Dortmund stuff after half a dozen games.

16 Sep 2026 12:40:55
Ideal world here for two poss three seasons and he wins everything then leaves, lot easier to let one or two leave from a winning team and bringing the same in instead of the lottery of rebuilds every year, hope all our players are getting looked at by end of season.

16 Sep 2026 12:48:18
No qualms at all with other clubs looking at, or considering buying, Makhanya or any other Rangers player - means they must be doing a job for us.

My issue is us ensuring we receive top dollar for whoever it may be. Something I feel we've let ourselves down with on far too many occasions over the years.

🔴⚽🔵👍.

16 Sep 2026 13:15:48
My price for him would be £25-30m

Put off the clubs looking at him.

He would however be due to be offered a better contract if we value him in that bracket and I think we need to make that a high priority.

Make him feel loved and he will be happier to stay than on lesser money. Simple really.

16 Sep 2026 13:54:28
We heard all this about Fernandez after a few games and yet he's still here despite the window being open for what seemed like a year and the " linked" clubs all signing defenders. Likewise how many clubs were " linked" with Raskin and nothing happened.

Its great for chat on here and other sites but that's likely all it is. As somebody says, it would be better to keep him and win things for a few years. One thing the new owners gives us is financial stability so that we don't need to sell as soon as we get an offer.

16 Sep 2026 14:18:36
Fernandez/ Raskin, = 25 mill anyone?
Let's just enjoy the guy when he is here & hope he kicks on & actually wins something!
Is that too much?

16 Sep 2026 14:29:43
If I say I've loved the look of Makhanya, settled in right away and has been a consistent performer, can I join the "I can spot a player" club? 😜.

16 Sep 2026 19:10:29
He can go anywhere he wants after he has league winners medal 🥇.

16 Sep 2026 20:01:29
Both him and Fernandez will leave for big money, I'm only interested in them building a great partnership as Rangers players.