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Mark Pirie

Rangers transfer news as Andreas Skov Olsen leads Bologna 'fire sale' to trigger signing domino effect

Bologna are reportedly desperate to offload Rangers linked Andreas Skov Olsen to free up cash for new recruits.

Reports suggest Club Brugge are leading the race to sign the winger amid rumoured interest from Ibrox for the Serie A side.

Bologna boss Sinisa Mihajlovic had moved to quell speculation that the 22-year-old would be leaving the club, stating there will be no departures without his final approval.

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But TuttoMercatoWeb now state the Italians are keen to offload Olsen in order to allow them to push for January signings.

The reported £4million valuation could be spent to recruit Aberdeen's Calvin Ramsay, who remains a Bologna target after the success of Aaron Hickey.

Gio van Bronckhorst and sporting director Ross Wilson have been credited with an interest in the Danish international through Italian reports but Record Sport understands that any deal is not close at this stage.

Xavi Simons is another player who has been linked with a pre-contract move to Ibrox, following in the footsteps of John Souttar.

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But a deal appears to be drifting away with Le Parisien claiming Paris-Saint Germain sporting director Leonardo has opened talks with the player's representatives over extending his deal beyond the end of the season.

Simons has been handed recent starts in the Coupe de France as PSG try to entice the youngster to the negotiating table.

Jermain Defoe is also looking to continue his career south of the border with the likes of Sunderland, Charlton and Oxford linked with the former Rangers man.

Black Cats' boss Lee Johnson admits any deal for the England cap is some way off.

Speaking at his midweek press conference, Johnson said: "I saw a media clip of Jermain Defoe on talkSPORT this morning.

"We know the script with that one, he’s a good guy, obviously he’s 39 years of age and that can bring us a lot of experience.

"At the same time as I said before, a lot of things would have to happen and people would have to be happy with it for whatever reason and at the moment it’s not there."

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