Rangers have reached an internal decision regarding their pursuit of Lewis Ferguson following their opening £3.8million gambit for Serbian midfielder Vanja Dragojevic.
According to the Daily Record, the club’s hierarchy decision-makers have determined that the chase for Dragojevic is an entirely isolated operation.
Crucially, the multi-million-pound move for the Partizan Belgrade captain will not derail, block or replace a potential headline move for Bologna ace Ferguson.
Manager Derek McInnes is engineering a complete tactical overhaul of the Ibrox engine room and has greenlit a strategy to secure both targets simultaneously.
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Rather than treating the two international midfielders as alternative options, the Rangers recruitment team view them as highly complementary pieces of a completely rebuilt spine.
Dragojevic is being targeted to strengthen McInnes’ options in the deep-lying midfielder role, and while a £3.8m opening package has been formalised, Partizan are holding out for around £4.8m.
Meanwhile, Ferguson has emerged as the absolute dream target at Ibrox this summer.
Rangers are monitoring his landscape independently, with the understanding that his profile as a dynamic, goalscoring box-to-box presence is completely distinct from the defensive-minded Dragojevic.
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The capability to chase both players concurrently signals significant financial intent from the board.
With Dan Neil already confirmed alongside existing talents Connor Barron, Nicolas Raskin and Mohamed Diomande, McInnes is gathering an abundance of midfield options.
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To balance the books and make room for this double-swoop, Rangers are expected to aggressively clear out fringe personnel over the coming weeks, ensuring the wage bill is optimised to support two big arrivals.
The Glaswegian outfit have already missed out on around £7m in transfer fees after Danilo, Clinton Nsiala, Jose Cifuentes and Ross McCausland were sent back by their loan clubs without triggering their buy options.
Meanwhile, the Andrew Cavenagh-led club are also bracing for at least one major exit this summer, with Raskin fielding interest from Real Betis, Atalanta and others.
Rangers have made five signings so far this summer, but are expected to add more players, as they prepare for their Premiership opener against Dundee United later this month.
McInnes is prioritising a first-choice right winger and another centre-back to facilitate his 4-4-2 formation, while at least one midfielder and a right-back are also evidently on the agenda.
