Rangers Director of Football Mark Allen has revealed that Rangers marquee move for Jermain Defoe has been in the works for a while.
In an exclusive interview with Talksport Allen spoke honestly about the move. The interview was aired today at around 11:30 on Talksport’s main radio channel,
In it, Allen spoke about the process Rangers take in deciding on targets and his thoughts on the moves so far. The most revealing detail concerned the move for Defoe. Allen and co have kept the move under wraps for the last few months.
“It was just sort of sitting and waiting and thinking of exactly what we wanted to do with the window and then pressing the go button and contacting Bournemouth,” explains Allen.
“It’s not something that’s come about in the last week or so, it’s something we’ve certainly been thinking about it. It’s just come to fruition in the last week or so.”
Bournemouth very co-operative
Mark Allen also praised the cooperation of Bournemouth throughout the entire process. Transfers are never simple, particularly ones which concern big names like Defoe.
The ex-Man City Academy Head has praised their role in making the move happen.
“Bournemouth have been absolutely fantastic in this process,” explains Allen. “They’ve been fantastic in terms of their support. Obviously, they have to do what’s best for Bournemouth Football Club, but we indicated and it went from there.”
Going on, Allen discussed the impact Defoe could have at Rangers, saying that “his goal-scoring record goes before him” and that he doesn’t need qualification.
The Englishman also added that Defoe couldn’t wait to get started banging them in for the blue of Rangers.
Rangers confirmed the signing of Defoe last night much to the delight of the fans. The Englishman has made close to 500 Premier League appearances, scoring over 160 goals.
