Rangers-linked Copa America star lines up shock £9.3m transfer

Rangers have been linked to a host of names this transfer window as Philippe Clement sets about rebuilding the Ibrox squad.

The problem, as Clement explained following the pre-season friendly defeat to Ajax, is that Rangers will need to sell before they can buy this summer.

Given the scale of the rebuild required at the club it’s an almighty challenge for the Belgian manager and we don’t envy him as recruitment guru Nils Koppen scours the globe for potential bargains.

Now, one Copa America star who was linked to Rangers earlier in the window is closing in on a £1.3m deal elsewhere.Theo Bair has been nothing short of a revelation for Motherwell since joining the club from St Johnstone last summer.

Netting an impressive 15 times on league duties for the Steelmen, the 24-year-old earned a call-up to the Canada squad ahead of the Copa America.

Rangers were said to be watching Bair by reputable outlet the Athletic as the Ibrox club looks to rebuild a misfiring and injury-plagued frontline ahead of next sea son.

Given the scale of the rebuild required at the club it’s an almighty challenge for the Belgian manager and we don’t envy him as recruitment guru Nils Koppen scours the globe for potential bargains.

Now, one Copa America star who was linked to Rangers earlier in the window is closing in on a £1.3m deal elsewhere.

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Rangers-linked Bair won’t be a Bear

Theo Bair has been nothing short of a revelation for Motherwell since joining the club from St Johnstone last summer.

Netting an impressive 15 times on league duties for the Steelmen, the 24-year-old earned a call-up to the Canada squad ahead of the Copa America.

Rangers were said to be watching Bair by reputable outlet the Athletic as the Ibrox clu

But for any Rangers fans who fancied an Ibrox move for the Motherwell forward, reports are spreading regarding a potential transfer move to France.

According to the likes of the Scottish Sun, Theo Bair is closing in on a £1.3m move to Auxerre in France.

This comes just hours after Bair came off the bench for Canada in the Copa America’s third place playoff against Uruguay.

After a 2-2 draw in normal time, Uruguay won a tense penalty shoot out to pick up the bronze medal.