Rangers have banked a club record fee with the sale of Calvin Bassey to Ajax. The Nigeria international has completed a move to the Eredivisie champions for an expected £19.59million plus add-ons.
Ajax have moved quickly to sign the 22-year-old defender to replace the outgoing Lisandro Martinez as he heads for the Premier League. The Argentine is set to sign for Manchester United in a €55m transfer and will now be replaced by the promising Bassey at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Bassey's profile sky-rocketed in the latter half of last season with a series of standout displays in Rangers' run to the Europa League Final. That also attracted interest from Premier League side Brighton but the Netherlands' emerged as his most likely destination following talks with new manager Alfred Schreuder.