‘Rangers eye Chelsea’s Castledine’ – gossip

Chelsea have been contacted by Rangers over a potential move for 19-year-old academy midfielder Leo Castledine, but the London club want a straight loan while the Ibrox outfit want an option to buy, with Aberdeen also having registered an interest in the Englishman. (Football Scotland)

Manchester United are only interested in a permanent transfer, not a loan, for 21-year-old midfielder Hannibal Mejbri and, at the moment, that could be quite difficult for Rangers. (Fabrizio Romano via GiveMeSport)

Hannibal Mejbri says he is tired of being on the bench and wants regular first-team football as the Manchester United midfielder contemplates his future after Sevilla decided not to exercise their £14m right to buy the 21-year-old midfielder following last season’s loan. (The National)

Rangers have informed Alex Lowry it would be in his best interests to move away from the Ibrox club this summer and clubs have already enquired about the 21-year-old midfielder. (The Scotsman)

Polish referee Bartosz Frankowski has expressed great remorse and apologised to everyone for his behaviour after making “a fatal mistake, which I am not able to explain well” after he and Tomasz Musial were removed from the VAR team for Rangers’ Champions League meeting with Dynamo Kyiv following their arrest for drunken behaviour the night before. (TVP Sport)

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