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Rangers are interested in signing French midfielder Abdoulaye Sissako from Zulte Waregem, according to Belgian media.

He's an excellent player and we hope he stays." With Glen Kamara and Joe Aribo consistently linked with a move to the English Premier League and veterans Scott Arfield and Steven Davis out of contract in the summer, Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst is looking to strengthen his midfield and deployed scouts to Belgium and the Netherlands earlier this year to explore that market. Sissako, who moved to Zulte Waregem from French side Chateauroux in 2019 and has represented France at under-19 level, missed some of the season due to a lung infection but is now fully fit and has put in a series of strong performances to catch the eye of Rangers.

Premiership champions Rangers have entered into talks with midfield enforcer Abdoulaye Sissako and are favourites to snap up the Zulte Waregem star.

Former boss Francky Dury, who has since been sacked, said earlier this season: "We continue to hold talks with Abdoulaye and hope we can agree a new contract. He's an excellent player and we hope he stays." And reports in Belgium have suggested Sissako has already started negotiations with the Europa League semi-finalists and is close to agreeing on a move to the Premiership.

A 10-man Rangers side kept their cinch Premiership title hopes alive with a battling 3-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park.

Referee Walsh pointed to the spot when Well defender Bevis Mugabe brought down the Zambia international in the box and Tavernier sent Kelly the wrong way with the spot-kick to give the Govan side some breathing space. Momentum had swung towards the home side by the interval but it changed early in the second half when Sakala drove at the Motherwell defence and laid the ball off to Wright to drive low past Kelly from the edge of the box The Gers captain crossed to the back post where Goldson's header was parried up into the air by Kelly and the ball was on its way over the line, with Wright there to make sure under pressure from Callum Slattery.

Motherwell's Ross Tierney celebrates scoring the equaliser during the cinch Premiership match with Rangers. Photo credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire. Ronnie Esplin.

Momentum had swung towards the home side by the interval but it changed early in the second half when Sakala drove at the Motherwell defence and laid the ball off to Wright to drive low past Kelly from the edge of the box More trouble came for Rangers soon afterwards when a mistake by Bassey was eventually punished by Tierney when he headed in from eight yards from a Jake Carroll cross from deep on the left. Sakala penetrated the Well defence and squared for Diallo 12 yards from goal but his shot was saved by Motherwell skipper Kelly for a corner.

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It will take a major overhaul and it will take time and money. It might help take some of the pressure off and lift the mood. Will he get the former? Ron Gordon made the call to appoint him and should have had the courage of his convictions to give him far longer than 19 games. It’ll be a test for them but Rangers will also have it tough without Roofe and Morelos at Fir Park today. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Celtic needed to go late again.

The Nigerian will now miss next Sunday's Old Firm game at Celtic Park after being sent off at Fir Park.

But his left foot goes over the ball and he catches Cornelius." He takes the ball and his left foot goes over the top of the ball so I can understand the referee's decision. "He just overruns it, but he doesn't need to go in there.

Despite a six-point deficit and markedly inferior goal difference with just five games left to play, Borna Barisic insists Rangers have not given up hope of ...

"We are very pleased to be in the Europa League semi-final and Scottish Cup final. It will be hard, absolutely, but we will try to win the league still. “Listen, every game at the end of the season, we need to win.

Rangers' Leon Balogun was shown a straight red card by referee Nick Walsh in the 29th minute for a heavy tackle on Dean Cornelius before Motherwell Ross Tierney ...

Motherwell defended the first delivery for another corner which Diallo and Tavernier worked short. Sakala penetrated the Motherwell defence and squared for Diallo 12 yards from goal but his shot was saved by Motherwell skipper Kelly for a corner. Kemar Roofe has joined fellow striker Alfredo Morelos on the sidelines due to a knee injury and Aaron Ramsey was also out with a hamstring complaint as Van Bronckhorst made eight changes from the side which started the 2-1 Scottish Cup semi-final win over Celtic last week.

The 23-year-old is out of contract this summer and has also been linked with Greek giants Panathinaikos.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. He suffered a major health scare at the end of the 2020/21 campaign as he battled a lung infection, but he managed to make a full recovery.

RANGERS have entered into talks with Belgian-based holding midfielder Abdoulaye Sissako and are favourites to snap up the Zulte Waregem star.The Ibrox.

He missed a chunk of the end of last season because of a lung infection, but returned to play a big part this term in Belgium and has scored twice so far this term. He was linked with a move to Panathinaikos in January, but the move to Greece fell through. And reports in Belgium have suggested Sissako has already started negotiations with the Europa League semi-finalists and is close to agreeing on a move to Scotland.

Following the win over Motherwell, Boyd couldn't resists a dig at the Premiership leaders. Bobby Madden was the main talking point coming out of the Scottish ...

However Boyd hit back: "I'm not blaming him at all, I thought he was excellent." Juhani Ojala avoided a sending off for a similar challenge on Scott Wright minutes later, and the whistler would away the visitors a penalty after Bevis Mugabi's foul on Fashion Sakala. Nick Walsh was the man in the middle at Fir Park as he sent off Leon Balogun in the first half of the Premiership showdown.

Rangers and Liverpool are fighting it out to sign highly-rated Aberdeen teenager Lancelot Pollard, according to reports.

Leon Balogun was sent off before the Light Blues were awarded a second-half penalty in the 3-1 win at Motherwell.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. Kris Boyd aimed a subtle dig at Celtic fans as Rangers closed the gap at the top to three points.

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The Motherwell defender went into the book in the first half and just minutes after Balogun's dismissal for a lunge on Scott Wright. The Nigerian went in high and late and the referee had little hesitation in flashing a red card to Balogun. A red card to Leon Balogun and a penalty converted by James Tavernier were among the key incidents in Lanarkshire.

RANGERS' sponsorship row with the SPFL appears to have taken a fresh twist in the aftermath of their win over Motherwell.

Rangers' interviews with Sky on matchdays this term have tended to take place on trackside due to their ongoing battle with the SPFL surrounding the cinch branding of the Premiership. And when van Bronckhorst spoke to Sky this afternoon, Rangers continued that by taping over the cinch logo on the advertising backdrop behind the Dutchman. As per usual, van Bronckhorst spoke to Sky Sports after the match to reflect on the game, as Rangers' impressive form continued.

Chris Sutton reckons Rangers will have suffered one of the biggest collapses in Scottish football history if Celtic win the title.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. "Don’t get me wrong, Celtic are in a strong position. "We can argue about collapses at the end of the season though.

Rangers have suffered another blow ahead of their very important Scottish Premiership game against Celtic at Parkhead next month.

A loss could turn the momentum in the favour of Van Bronckhorst’s side though and must be avoided at all costs. Thus, the Hoops need to be at the top of their games this time around if they are to get a result against the Rangers. They will have the home advantage on this occasion. No matter how that game goes, Celtic will have a lead to protect at Parkhead against the Rangers, whether that be 6, 4 or 3 points.

There is only one criteria Ange Postecoglou jokingly applies to criteria for being a manager of the year contender in Scottish football.

Everyone who’s survived has done a good job – because quite a few of them haven’t!” “At the start of the year most people wrote them off a little bit. “I haven’t thought a lot about it but Malky [Mackay] has done a great job,” said the Celtic manager.

Motherwell lost 3-1 to Rangers in an eventful clash that saw Balogun sent off in the first half. The Nigerian was ordered off for a high challenge on Dean ...

" He added: "I find it quite amusing really that we get in the top six and we get no credit, but other clubs get in the top six and they get lots of credit. "I haven't seen either of the challenges on the TV, but I didn't see anything malicious in either of them.

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He then falls to the turf comically and unsurprisingly, referee Bobby Madden brandished a yellow card. The clip of Adam’s dive was shared widely on social media, with former England striker and Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker retweeting it with the words “sensational” and a crying with laughter emoji. Some would argue that such acts should not be celebrated, but it was hard not to raise a chuckle nine minutes into the second half when the former Rangers and Liverpool fell to the turf under the meekest of challenges from St Johnstone’s Tom Sang.

Diallo was handed a rare start against Motherwell as he looks to get his Rangers career back on track.

He told Sky Sports: "I think he has talent. "He looks very good in training so hopefully he can extend that into the games." He came in in the winter break, he had some good moments but also some moments that were not so good.

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I think he was winning the ball anyway. He said: "I think it is. You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning.

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“It’s way better to play these kind of teams than to play against guys who are out of the playoffs, who are playing free and not scared to make a mistake,” Pastrnak said. The Bruins will have a better idea of their first-round matchup over the next week. “So sometimes it’s tougher to play those guys than the guys who are actually in the playoffs and getting ready for playoff hockey. On Saturday, he picked up where he left off with a stout 30-save outing against the Rangers. As a result, Pastrnak became the third-fastest Bruin ever to join the 500-point club. Tuukka Rask’s retirement in January changed that trend, ultimately leaving the coaching staff a tough choice between Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman. So, coaches did a great job at pre-scouting,” Pastrnak said of the sequence leading to his 500th point. We don’t always get rewarded, but overall, all five of us were in a great spot, and it ended up in a big goal.” “We saw it with Hampus early with the transition plays and Pasta with the finish and other plays. Pastrnak’s well-oiled skillset and defensive reliability took center stage in his first game since leaving with an undisclosed injury on Apr. 4 in Columbus. His patented one-timer off McAvoy’s feed resulted in career point No. 499 at 19:25 of the opening stanza. Hampus Lindholm and David Pastrnak combined for the game’s first goal late in the opening stanza. Pastrnak quickly factored into another important Bruins tally early in the second.

Peter Drury was the man on the mic for a clip that will have been watched over and over by Ibrox fans.

“I’m grateful for it because I was just lucky to be there. And the whole run was such a tale of the unexpected. “That was priceless. After that game he could barely put one foot in front of the other.” It was just extraordinary. “On that run, Rangers kept drawing at Ibrox and then doing it away from home. “Having drawn at home to Fiorentina, our supposition was that Rangers’ luck had run out. So there was no preparing for that moment. “They won’t need visas. “But it was such a weird, wonderful run for Rangers. It was so exciting to suddenly be involved in it. They won’t need passports. “For a commentator, it was a strange one.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was playing the long game as the Ibrox club move into a potentially historic final few weeks of their season.

But the Zambian international made up for his lack of finesse with a willingness to run at the home defence which increasingly unsettled Motherwell as the afternoon went on. Steven Davis may be approaching his final act in a Rangers jersey with his contract due to expire this summer. The 24-year-old was making his first start since the Scottish Cup tie against Annan back in February and delivered a highly-motivated, energetic and eye-catching display.

The Premiership title race is far from over, but already Rangers are seemingly looking ahead to their next assault on the league crown.

Stewart took his League One tally for the season to 24 goals in a 5-1 demolition of Cambridge United on Saturday, underlying why the Light Blues are after him. Reports in his homeland suggest the 19-year-old is free to leave either permanently or on another loan with a year left to run on his contract. He is currently on loan at Austria Vienna and has made 30 appearances for them this season ahead of his German return at the end of this term.