Rangers are reportedly set to lure Jermain Defoe to Ibrox.
Rangers are set to make a huge statement early in the January transfer window as Bournemouth striker Jermain Defoe allegedly gears up for a move.
Sky Sports report that Rangers have struck a deal to take Defoe on loan for 18 months, in what is a major move for the Gers.
Steven Gerrard undoubtedly needing another striker to bolster his options in attack, with Umar Sadiq leaving Ibrox early.
Defoe will now join Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty in the Rangers attack if reports are true after a frustrating start to the season.
The 36-year-old has failed to start a single league game this season, and having played with Gerrard for England, the duo appear to be reuniting at Rangers.
Defoe’s move to Glasgow has got everyone talking, and ex-Celtic strikers Chris Sutton and John Hartson have offered their views.
Sutton believes Defoe’s arrival is a ‘game changer’ in the race for the title, urging Celtic to ‘get their finger out’ and make big signings of their own.
Meanwhile, Hartson has made a shock prediction, believing that if Defoe is signing, Rangers ace Morelos must be leaving – though he may soon be left to realise that Rangers intend to have both at Gerrard’s disposal.
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