RANGERS are closing in on a loan deal for Bournemouth’s Max Aarons.
New boss Russell Martin made the 25-year-old right-back one of his first summer targets after winning the Ibrox gig earlier this month.
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Bournemouth have now sanctioned a loan deal for Aarons, who spent the second half of last season with Valencia in Spain, but made just a handful of appearances.
With the Gers stars due back for pre-season on Monday, Martin hopes to get the deal concluded quickly for him to travel north and join his side as they build up to the new season.
Aarons made over 200 appearances for Martin’s former club Norwich and was a youth player in their system during his time there.
And he spoke fondly about the impact the former Canaries captain had on his development.
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He told the Talk Norwich Podcast last month: “The advice he would give and the relationship we built from there, he was almost like a father figure.
“It’s incredible. I nearly ended up back with them [Martin and Matt Gill] upon leaving Norwich that year, so that shows how the relationship just grew and grew.
“They were definitely the ones that initially believed in me for sure.”
Now he’s set to rekindle their relationship in Glasgow as he becomes his second signing after Lyall Cameron’s move from Dundee was formally completed last week.
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And it’s claimed Aarons turned down other options down south including in England‘s top flight.
A report by TBR Football says Premier League new boys Leeds United were interested in his securing a loan deal for the former England Under 21 international.
Leeds are managed by Daniel Farke who was Aarons former boss at Norwich, and are also owned by 49ers Enterprises – the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team.
They were part of the US consortium which completed the takeover of Rangers last month.
The report also claims Burnley, who secured promotion to the Premier League, and a host of other Championship clubs were interested in the full-back as well.
Rangers boss Russell Martin is looking to get players through the door with a tricky Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos on the horizon.
Their pursuit of Israeli striker Dor Turgeman has apparently hit ‘a major snag’, with complications surrounding the current geopolitical landscape there.
The Ibrox side are also preparing talks with Belgian star Nico Raskin as Martin looks to build his team around the talented midfielder.
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