Michael Beale has shot down claims Rangers have signed a pre-contract with Nicolas Raskin – or any other player - and denied reports a fresh £2 million bid had been lodged for Morgan Whittaker.
The Ibrox side are chasing Belgian midfielder Raskin and Swansea City star Whittaker, whose contracts both expire at the end of this season. But despite being able to sign the players on pre-contract deals, Beale said neither have agreed to come to Ibrox in the summer. Rangers have had bids rejected for both players but Beale is keen to step up transfer activity ahead of the window closing on Tuesday. He was also quizzed on Jake Cooper, the Millwall defender previously linked with Gers and wouldn't rule out interest.
Rangers had reportedly made a new bid of around £2million for Swansea City man Whittaker but Beale said that was "not true" adding: "We made a bid, that was rejected and haven't returned for him. We already have a fantastic player in place this week in Cantwell. It’s not true we have signed a pre-contract with anyone. We are busy working in the background. There's a lot of noise around one or two. With Todd (Cantwell) it took time because we wanted the discussions to make sure it was the right time for everyone.”
