Brighton have agreed to give Abdallah Sima’s move to Rangers their blessing - but will not rubber stamp a deal to let him leave on a cut price permanent transfer next summer.
Record Sport understands the 22-year-old is expected to complete a medical and then sign a season long loan deal in Glasgow in the next 24 hours. The fine details of the agreement were being thrashed out between the clubs late on Wednesday afternoon even though any hope Michael Beale may have had of ultimately landing Sima on a long term contract have been killed off by the Premiership club.
Beale has previously expressed a reluctance to tap into the temporary transfer market or hire quick fixes as he looks to lay the foundations for a major rebuild during his first summer in charge. But, so highly does he rate Sima, that he is prepared to make an exception to his own rule in order to secure the services of the Senegal international.
