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Rangers beat Manchester United to sign elite academy wonderkid

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As the curtain comes down on a troublesome 24/25 season at Rangers, attentions are quickly turning to the transfer market.

Rangers have been linked with several players already, with the promise of substantial investment from Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises likely to transform the Rangers squad this summer.

With Kevin Thelwell set to come into Rangers as sporting director, Rangers also remain interested in Davide Ancelotti despite reports suggesting the Italian had pulled out of the running.

Barry Ferguson insists an announcement over the Rangers manager position is imminent, but on the pitch it also appears the Ibrox side are busy making moves.

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Why Oumar Camara has agreed to join Rangers

Rangers have reportedly agreed terms with PSG U19s captain Oumar Camara, beating the Ligue 1 giants to the signature of the 18-year-old on a pre-contract.

At least this is according to RMC Sport journalist Fabrice Hawkins, who made the claim via an X account which boasts over 165k followers.

It’s claimed that Rangers have β€˜reached an agreement’ in principle with Camara, with the talented right winger set to agree a β€˜long-term deal’ at Ibrox.

Oumar Camara – who scored seven goals and laid on four assists in 19 games for PSG’s U19s this season – is said to have been sold on the exciting project in the pipeline at Rangers.

With American investment on the horizon, it’s also said that Camara is excited about the prospect of representing Rangers in Europe next season.

The PSG academy has produced a host of top stars in recent years, with the likes of Warren ZaΓ―re-Emery, Moussa Diaby, Kingsley Coman, Ferland Mendy, Adrian Rabiot, Yacine Adli and even Xavi Simons coming through the club’s youth set up in the last few years.

Oumar Camara ’knocked back Manchester United’ to join Rangers

The deal would represent a sizeable coup for Rangers, with reports from leading Manchester United insider Sully claiming the Red Devils were tailing Oumar Camara back in April.

Sully also suggested Borussia Dortmund are interested in β€˜one of the most promising young French attackers in world football’.

The same source then told Centre Devils that the negotiations had collapsed earlier in May, suggesting that Camara has β€˜opted to pursue opportunities elsewhere’.

The report claims that United actually offered Camara a contract and has also credited Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB LeipzigΒ with an interest.

Rangers now appear to have won the race to sign the winger, with the promise of opportunities in Glasgow likely to have played a key role in negotiations.