Giovanni van Bronckhorst has already stated that “crazy” things can happen in the final days of the transfer window. And the last one taught Rangers fans that as Aaron Ramsey was signed in a shock deadline-day loan move from Juventus.
The much-hyped move didn’t work out as the Ibrox side had hoped with the Welshman often on the treatment table and missing the penalty kick in the Europa League final which cost Rangers the chance of making history against Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville. But, at the time, there wouldn’t have been too many Rangers fans against taking a chance on Ramsey, even with his poor injury record. Now there’s another big name swirling around after journalist Alan Nixon said Rangers are “looking into” a deal for Ross Barkley.
The 28-year-old’s Chelsea contract has been terminated after four years at Stamford Bridge, where he moved for £15 million from Everton. Barkley would have to take a huge drop in his £200,000-a-week wages he picked up at the west London club but that is likely to be the case wherever he goes after failing to recapture his stunning Toffees form that catapulted him into the England squad.
