Michael Beale is expected to be in Glasgow on Monday to finalise dream move to Rangers. And the deal could even be announced exactly one week on from Gio van Bronckhorst's sacking as boss.
The Rangers squad look set to return to training on Monday without a new manager firmly in charge although talks are not expected to drag on much longer. It's understood the Englishman is happy with his transfer budget for his Ibrox project amid fears he would have to rebuild van Bronckhorst's group on the cheap with limited resources in the January transfer window.
The outgoing boss appeared to be pointing to budget issues yesterday when he broke his silence to explained why he flopped as Steven Gerrard's replacement. Van Bronckhorst was binned after just one year in charge - with former chairman Dave King suggesting the manager was undermined by a series of broken promises from the boardroom over transfer spending.
