Rangers fans are set to get an early glimpse of Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali at the upcoming Allan McGregor testimonial clash at Ibrox.
An exciting friendly clash between Rangers and the Champions League-bound club will be the first Ibrox friendly of pre-season and the addition of £52m AC Milan man Tonali adds an extra dimension to the match.
The Toon Army have had an upswing in fortunes ever since binning Mike Ashley and being bought over by investment from Saudi Arabia in 2020.
Now back in the Champions League after seasons of turmoil, Newcastle United certainly mean business and as part of that have added AC Milan midfielder and Italian international Sandro Tonali to their ranks.
Splashing £52m shows the spending power the Geordies now have and Rangers supporters will be the first get a glimpse of the new Newcastle United signing unless he turns out against Gateshead a few days before.
Rangers fans might warm to the 23-year-old quickly too; Tonali has described ex-Rangers star Gennaro Gattuso as being “like a father” to him and is routinely compared to the fiery World Cup winner.
Sandro Tonali set to rock up at Rangers with Newcastle United
Something tells us the midfielder will be primed for the big Ibrox stage ahead of an intriguing friendly clash at Rangers which will see 7000 Newcastle United fans make the trip north.
Rangers have designated the entire Broomloan Stand to the travelling Toon Army as Allan McGregor prepares for an almighty Ibrox send off in the testimonial clash.
And the Rangers goalkeeper has been taking to social media to express his gratitude at the Ibrox support turning out in its numbers to wave him goodbye with the stadium a sell-out.
The match will also represent the first chance for the fans to see several of the new Rangers signings under Michael Beale, with the club adding six names already this summer.
We suspect several of them will be involved with Rangers fans eager to see what Jack Butland, Dujon Sterling (albeit injured), Kieran Dowell, Abdallah Sima, Sam Lammers and Cyriel Dessers can bring to the club.
As well as Sandro Tonali, Newcastle United may well have other big names on show against Rangers too, with the links of Bruno Guimaraes, Alexander Isak and Kieran Trippier potentially set to be involved.
