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Aidan Smith

Rangers in Kieran Dowell transfer link as Beale looks to bolster midfield options

Rangers are reportedly looking to bring Norwich midfielder Kieran Dowell to Ibrox.

The 25-year-old, who was a former teammate of current Gers ace Todd Cantwell, is out of contract at the end of the season, and according to reports Michael Beale wants to bring him to Glasgow.

The Daily Mail says Norwich are keen to tie Dowell down on a new deal, but he could move to Rangers on a free come the end of the current campaign.

He was previously linked with a move to Ibrox when Steven Gerrard was manager and Beale was his assistant.

Dowell has been at Carrow Road for the past three seasons but is currently nursing a knee ligament injury.

The playmaker also won the Under-20 World Cup with England back in 2017 and started in the final.

Meanwhile, Michael Beale claims Rangers were undone by another “wasteful” performance in their 2-0 defeat at Aberdeen.

The Light Blues had the best of a goalless first half but Dons defender Liam Scales and striker Bojan Miovski scored after the break to give the home side a seventh straight win under interim boss Barry Robson and cement third place in the cinch Premiership.

Gers boss Beale now has to recover his side for the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic at Hampden Park next week, where he will need them to be clinical.

He said: “We started the game quite well. Big chances, a fantastic clearance off the line from Alfredo Morelos’ shot early in the game and then a really good team move and we see Fashion Sakala go through one on one with the goalie.

“Borna Barisic hits the post then Nico Raskin gets in and shoots when maybe he should give the ball to Malik Tillman for a simple tap-in.

“We had another big chance with Rabbi Matondo, we have a huge chance with James Tavernier as well. We come as an away team today, have six massive opportunities and we take none.

“In every game we play we have missed more chances than we have taken. Regardless of how many goals we have scored, we are a team that has been quite wasteful and you would always say that it is better to create chances, that is a good sign.

“But you have to take them. As an away team today, how dominant we were at times, we have to take our chances.”

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