Two Rangers players are seemingly set to depart ahead of the new Scottish Premiership season, it has emerged, with boss Philippe Clement keen to see the back of the pair.
Cantwell hands in Rangers transfer request
It has been a slow summer for the Ibrox side so far, with just three non-free transfers having been made, one of which was to turn Mohamed Diomande’s temporary stay into a permanent one.
Their lack of progress was underlined as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Birmingham City in a pre-season friendly, with Rangers booed off at the interval after an awful first half.
There is still plenty to do both in and out at Rangers, with James Tavernier still the subject of intense speculation after Clement’s side turned down an offer for his services earlier in the transfer window.
Connor Goldson was left out of the squad at St Andrew’s as he looks to finalise his own move away from the club. Another man who is set for the exit is Todd Cantwell after Clement revealed that the ex-Norwich man had submitted a transfer request to leave the club.
Todd Cantwell came to my office a while ago. We have a really good relationship and we talked a long time about that. He came a while ago to say he feels ready for another adventure, that he wants another challenge. I spoke long with him because I think Rangers is a really good club for him”, Clement explained after the defeat.
“I wanted to give him time also, so that’s why the last couple of weeks I didn’t speak about it. But he came back with the same request. So I’m going to be focused on the next couple of weeks on guys who are with their heads with Rangers.”