Rangers Transfer Rumours

15 Sep 2026 18:02:54
Looks like Souttar away, back on, we are about to rip up the contract and not receive a fee.

I thought this had to be done prior to our window shutting, we will know by 10 pm Greek time.

McCausland to Greece still likely, nothing on Nsiala.

15 Sep 2026 19:55:57
Apparently this can happen John, I originally thought the same as you.

15 Sep 2026 20:28:43
Dunno if I'm of the wrong understanding but if we agree to terminate his contract can he not sign for anyone who wants him?!

15 Sep 2026 20:40:11
What I found, multiple sources online.

Seeing that it's off n he's staying, he's owed 430k, took a 100k drop, and the club said no they wanted a 50% drop, and Aris apparently walked away.

Don't shoot the messenger, only passing what I found.

15 Sep 2026 20:42:30
To add to above:-


Souttar is contractually owed around £430, 000 for the remainder of his deal. He had verbally agreed to accept a reduced payout of £330, 000 to terminate his contract. However, the Ibrox board abruptly changed their terms, demanding he give up over 50% of his wages. Souttar refused, leading Aris Thessaloniki to walk away.

15 Sep 2026 20:44:58
Also seeing Aris may try a final push.

15 Sep 2026 21:07:52
I think that's fine John if their window is still open, as they could sign him even if he wasn't a free agent.

16 Sep 2026 07:36:31
If he leaves on a free transfer then he will sign for a Scottish team guaranteed.

16 Sep 2026 07:48:59
So Souttar, McCausland and Nsiala all staying by the looks if things, unless something has been done that's not announced.

16 Sep 2026 08:18:32
If Rangers terminate soutars contract he cannot sign for a Scottish club as he was in contract when the window closed. I think this is true for most clubs in europe. He can sign for Greek teams if the contract is terminated as their window is still open.

16 Sep 2026 09:03:02
No it's not it closed last night at 23:59.

16 Sep 2026 09:06:10
dont see the benefit in ripping up his contract if the Greek team were offering circa £1M. just give him the £330k and take the £1M is surely the most financial sense. cant believe we would haggle over £100k and then throw away the £430k, no matter how much he has upset the board.

14 Sep 2026 21:14:44
Heard a mad rumour, feel free to shoot me down. But SG allegedly to be involved at the club in some capacity, hence his appearance yesterday. Could be better taking over Purdys role?

14 Sep 2026 22:09:17
I think I'd rather have McCulloch.

14 Sep 2026 22:28:27
As would I EHL.

14 Sep 2026 22:37:48
has he still not got another hundred years to wait before the tax implications from his time in Saudi to finish 😉.

14 Sep 2026 23:15:51
Think there's more chance that he was just there to see the game and possibly doing a podcast with open goal since he had a bet with Andy Halliday.

14 Sep 2026 23:16:28
Ehl. gerrards more pulling power than that guy mcculoch oot a braveheart will ever have.😉.

14 Sep 2026 23:40:45
Can't see that man.

Gerrard wants a manager role in Britain not a dof in Scotland he and McInnes are both too strong minded to make that work.

No chance.

15 Sep 2026 06:12:14
Ahhh the Gerrard rumours start when we're not even looking for a manager. Let's hope this isn't true.

15 Sep 2026 06:32:03
Watcher, what does pulling power have to do with being a Technical Director?

15 Sep 2026 06:32:45
Nonsense. just read that back to yourself again.

Name me one other ex player who's had a similar career to Gerrard and is employed in "some capacity"?

15 Sep 2026 07:06:21
Very much doubt it. he would be brought up every time we have a bad result let alone when we sack a manager. And what does he know about doing the job?

15 Sep 2026 08:18:14
Not sure Gerrard has the skills to be technical director.

15 Sep 2026 08:44:47
Victor Orta may be the man.

15 Sep 2026 09:21:11
I appreciate the post, after all this is a rumours site. I'm not sure I actually think it will happen but thanks for sharing.

15 Sep 2026 10:28:09
Think I'm more qualified for the role than him, at this point I don't think he's interested in anything to do with management in football.

15 Sep 2026 11:04:24
Thanks YoungBlue. It would make more sense for him to come back in an ambassadorial capacity but, as others have said, he probably still feels he has something to prove in management. A similar thing happened many years ago when David Murray appointed Kenny Dalglish to that type of role, only for him to leave shortly afterwards to replace KK at Newcastle.

15 Sep 2026 11:20:44
He was prob just up to see the game and i'm sure he was doing the open goal podcast.

15 Sep 2026 11:39:28
Yeah I doubt that one is true mate.
I don't see why that would be a good idea for the club.

15 Sep 2026 12:18:32
Sounds like a daft rumour started becasue he was up for the game. Nice to see him up watching us and doing it the right way, doing it quietly and nobody really saw anythng about it until after the game, rather than making a big thing of sitting in the Main Stand trying to be the centre of attention, like his former assistant did.

15 Sep 2026 12:47:53
Imo if Gerrard were to be involved at Rangers he would not be in a box, with mates then away to airfields pub with ha
Liday

He would have attended as a guest off Rangers which he was nor.

15 Sep 2026 12:58:25
And what gives McCullough the the necessary to be our technical director. Nothing against the Gers man but come on. thought we were hiring the best in class.

15 Sep 2026 13:37:29
Be careful what we wish for. Purdy has taken some amount of abuse, however, if we look at the players he's brought with a bit of perspective, I think we'd all agree that they're not usless and now their finding their feet are showing they are decent players. What attributes does McCulloch have to take over that role? Being "staunch" isn't allowed as an answer.

15 Sep 2026 14:11:21
Don't think anyone is actually saying they want McCulloch but that he'd be better than Gerrard for the role.

15 Sep 2026 14:43:30
Sir struth Rangers review great watch re how we recruit players, Purdy has not approved a single signing, that is the roll off the committee which Purdy and Thelwell jnr are not part off.

15 Sep 2026 15:03:55
SG was there as a a guest of Halliday, nothing more.

15 Sep 2026 18:07:12
no but Purdy and Thelwell propose signings to the committee don't they. so the difficult part before someone just ticks the box. Purdy does the analytics as I understand and Thelwell in charge of scouting. However they do it the players they have proposed to the committee seem to be starting to do well.

15 Sep 2026 18:32:49
Angus the point is all the blame re his crap recruiting is garbage

Purdy does not do analytics as he has no experience, his role is to manage 13 departments who all directly report to him.

14 Sep 2026 16:56:34
Simon Ireland has left the club.
Report from RR.

14 Sep 2026 20:13:22
Was he not only supposed to be a short term appointment anyway.

14 Sep 2026 20:53:29
I did ask the question about people's thoughts on our set pieces this season & didn't get a answer. I think they have been pretty poor compared to last season, deliveries seem fine but there's a lack of anything happening other than try to get Fernandez to head it.

14 Sep 2026 21:40:48
I think generally they've been poor DJB. A lot of failing to beat the first man which sort of regresses to the pre-Scott Fry days. We now have a really imposing, physical squad and I really hope we invest some time and effort into the set pieces with a good coach because I think it can be a real source of goals for us.

14 Sep 2026 21:49:12
Was the guy not working at a non league club before us. Surely there's better out there.

14 Sep 2026 22:10:50
I think we've been much better defensively, which is where a lot of the time has been spent.

Heard we're bring Tav back as set piece coach.

15 Sep 2026 07:08:14
Did McInnes not say it's something we're struggling with? Esp right footed set plays.

15 Sep 2026 07:36:41
EHL - do you use flies or prefer live bait? 🤔🎣🐟😁.

15 Sep 2026 10:06:20
Correct Kaiser. McInnes has already talked about how poor we have been offensively at set pieces and the need to work on that so it is something the coaching staff are very aware of. And yes I believe it was stated when Ireland joined that it was only to be temporary, so the fact he has now left would suggest that we have probably agreed a deal with someone else to come in.

Either than or the coaching staff are wanting to take responsibility for it themselves 🤷.

15 Sep 2026 11:09:06
I was hoping Austin MacPhee might be in the frame but as he's only recently joined Chelsea, it's more than unlikely.

15 Sep 2026 12:23:22
I said it last season when Tav, Barron and Meghoma went out the side there was drop off in the goals scored because the delivery was so poor, we tried everybody, Rommens, Moore, Sjkov Olsen, Aasgaard, none of them were any good. Its been the same this season nobody except maybe Penrice has been able to put good balls in the box.

Maybe Bouanani will improve things when he starts playing. Maybe we should let Gassama take them, then at least even if they are rubbish he is getting the practice that he so badly needs.

15 Sep 2026 15:05:04
Austin Macphee is a big fish now and won't be back to the small pond which is Scottish football any time soon.

15 Sep 2026 23:09:43
Aaron Briggs is someone who has not been picked up from what I have noticed, and would IMO be a good fit for set piece coach.

14 Sep 2026 12:02:27
Just wondering if EHL's semi-cryptic message early in the transfer window about Nico Raskin knowing where he would be playing meant he would be staying? Hopefully the message I got a few weeks back is correct, new contract offer was what he wanted and was being considered. Him and Neil in midfield just looks majestic.

14 Sep 2026 12:45:24
DTB, I did confirm that he had one club that he was keen to join, outside of that he was committed to staying.

There was a slight chance that his dream move would come true, and the board requested that he was rested to avoid injury - but it didn't happen.

I believe there is already provisional agreement on an extension, with just the release clause to be finalised.

14 Sep 2026 13:41:26
Ta again, EHL.

14 Sep 2026 13:42:22
EHL, that's best for all parties imo getting an extension with a release clause. Personally down to his age think 10m is fair for both parties. Think any lower we are getting under cut any higher we potentially price him out of a move. What do you think higher or lower than 10m?

14 Sep 2026 13:48:50
Personally I would go higher, closer to £15m as that allows some haggling to take place. He's worth more than 10 in my view.

14 Sep 2026 14:37:27
What do you mean down to his age, he's 25 years old, he's hitting his peak years, 10mil would be selling ourselves short on that.

14 Sep 2026 14:58:22
Come next summer he will be just about to turn 27, unless they are a big club I can't see your traditional player trading clubs we would be dealing with coming in and spending more than 10-15m on him. No one came in with that kind of money this summer I don't see it next summer. Teams like that want players who are 19-22 that they can buy for 20m then flip for 3x that.

Just my opinion, but Raskin won't ever leave us for the kind of money some hope.
Makhana, Chermiti, Kelsey, minsu, Gassama etc will and it's down to their age imo.

14 Sep 2026 14:59:18
Wouldn't be against that DTB but I reckon 15m was probably round about our price this summer and no one bit.

14 Sep 2026 15:02:57
I agree 10mil for Raskin is way too low, but I suppose if he accepts a new contract that's part of the negotiations but Rangers will have a value in mind and looking at transfers across the uk just now I'd say closer to 20 mil is the going rate.

There's players in the English Championship going for over 10mil and his countryman Engels went for a 25 odd to the Championship.

14 Sep 2026 15:56:28
I think West Ham wildly overpaid for Engels but again he's a lot younger than Raskin and they probably think they'll flip for a profit.

No one's going to pay 20m for a midfielder about to turn 27 next summer, just don't see it.
His stock will never have been higher this summer after doing brilliant at a World Cup and we didn't get they kind of offers.

I think there will have to be give and take if we want him to sign an extension with a release clause it has to be an achievable one for him for him to sign it, and I don't think he'll want 15m as could price him out a move and we then risk losing him for F all.

14 Sep 2026 16:11:42
Wishy Raskin only 2 years older than Engels and players usually peak mid to late 20's therefore we just need to find a mug punter who is willing to do what west ham done and there's plenty out there, Raskin is way better than engels.

Agree about buy out though it needs to suit all parties if extension being signed that's what main negotiations will be about.

14 Sep 2026 16:14:20
Ir has never been made clear his sell on clause off 12 million was removed.

14 Sep 2026 16:20:39
We can get 20m for him if he's part of a successful team and is playing well regularly.
If we win a cup and maybe the league and he's playing well week in week out then, as well as being an established international the only thing missing is playing well in euro comps.

14 Sep 2026 16:27:46
The point is, even if we set the clause at £25m, we could still accept a bid of £12, . £15m, £20m etc etc. It just gives room to negotiate, but if it was set at £10m then that's obviously as much as we would get. That's why I think we should make any clause price more than we would are likely to accept!

14 Sep 2026 16:34:03
Ehl

Was the club Roma?

14 Sep 2026 16:36:41
Raskin's countryman Tielemans is 29 and went from Villa to Man United for £35m.

Just saying.

14 Sep 2026 16:42:13
Do the bouncy we are working from the assumption it needs to be a sell on clause that has to be attractive to Raskin mate, he holds the cards now we need him to sign an extension otherwise he's into the last year of his deal.

I'd love nothing more than 20m for him but I am being realistic if we were going to get that kind of fee we would have got it this summer.

14 Sep 2026 16:56:24
I can't take the Raskin valuation chat again 😂😂

But he's playing well past few games with Neil so hopefully that continues.

14 Sep 2026 16:59:14
If Raskin is worth £15m then Dan Neil is worth £30m on yesterdays performance.

14 Sep 2026 17:08:04
Wishy, he doesn't turn 27 next summer, he's not 27 until 2028.

14 Sep 2026 18:10:53
My mistake RR thought his birthday was October for some reason.

Foolmonty I get that and the point I was making unless a team like Man United etc come in who don't buy players to flip for profit then I don't see anyone paying big money.

We don't usually sell players directly to teams like Man Utd.

14 Sep 2026 18:28:26
Just Google the fees being paid for established midfielders around the 27-year-old mark over the last couple of transfer windows. The idea that being 27 automatically means we have to accept a relatively low fee is nonsense. Enzo Fernández has just moved to Manchester City for £125m, for example.

And before anyone starts with "but look where they play", that's missing the point. Obviously players in the Premier League or other major European leagues command different fees, but age itself isn't what determines a player's value. At 27, a midfielder can be in his prime rather than approaching the end of his career.

Raskin is also an established international midfielder with Belgium, so he isn't simply being valued as a 27-year-old player from Scotland. If he continues to perform at the level he has shown, his value is determined by what he can offer a buying club, the number of clubs interested in him, his contract and how much Rangers are prepared to demand; not simply the fact that he's 27.

We shouldn't be talking ourselves into accepting a low fee before anyone has even made an offer. His age doesn't set his price. His performances and the market do.

14 Sep 2026 18:30:36
Foolmonty, He's a much better player though.

14 Sep 2026 17:21:59
Wishy dead easy to do fact checking these days. 27 next year not 28.

14 Sep 2026 20:28:33
Dream move would be Chelsea would it not? Which I could never have seen happening this summer.

14 Sep 2026 21:19:46
If Raskin continues to perform the way he has so far it will be £14 to 16 million we'll get for him. He's been decent so far this & most of his time here he's been inconsistent but I order for him to be £20+ million, he needs to do more than break up play & tackle hard.

14 Sep 2026 23:42:53
His clause will be £20m British and that's fair.

We may not get it but that'll be his number

See at the end of the day we've got a Belgian starting international who seems happy to play and be here

I think he's happy to be here and unless he gets top e leagues and decent side he won't move.

15 Sep 2026 07:25:51
Lets just enjoy the midfield partnership of nico Raskin and dan neil and let it take it's course whether Raskin stays, signs a new contract extension or goes, that's for another day and will take care of itself 🤔🇬🇧.

15 Sep 2026 07:26:25
Bouncy, if it's a clause that says 10 m then that doesn't mean nobody will offer more, if 5 clubs want him then they will pay more, to get him, a clause only means he can talk, not that he will only go for 10.

15 Sep 2026 09:34:01
Yes SWS let's have him playing consistently well for us 1st then any xfer will take care
Of itself we do seem obsessed at times of putting a valuation on a player esp after a few good performances. Let's win summit 1st with those players and take if from there.

15 Sep 2026 12:40:09
You all seem to be forgetting the fact Raskin is going into the last year of his deal and has to agree to the release clause I am being realistic. We will see how much he eventually leaves for and I think a lot of you are going to be very disappointed.

15 Sep 2026 16:27:06
Never heard so much crap around nobody will pay 20m cuz of his age. If that was the case no players of his age would be transferring. Utter nonsense and not every club is using a system where they need to get their money back on resale. Especially if in England where £20/25m is NOTHING! It's a bargain. £40m? Yeh maybe. Otherwise just BS.

15 Sep 2026 17:11:47
Next summer he's going to be 26 with a year left if Rangers get 20m for him it will be a miracle. It's not crap it's realistic. We didn't get it this summer after he was a stand out for Belgium in a World Cup. I would love to think we could get him to sign a new deal and put a 20m release clause in it but why would he? He would just be pricing himself out a move.

So if we are going to get him to sign an extension then it's likely going to be a release clause that is lower than we all expect. I'd love to be completely wrong and we do get 20m but I don't think we will it's my opinion. So just you chill your beans Gdog pal.

15 Sep 2026 21:08:38
Couple times EHL hadnt answers me so I'm assuming I'm one of those he's silenced 😂

Oh well.

14 Sep 2026 08:20:29
Does anyone know if the Penrice transfer fee has been agreed? If not then first order of today would be to get that fee nailed down. l!

14 Sep 2026 08:41:21
Zikos, you will probably remember me constantly saying i wanted Rangers to sign james penrice when he was at livingston, never mind now mate 🤔I always rated him and i remember some on here saying he's nowhere near as good as Tuur Rommens 🤔 I said at the time there's nothing between penrice and Rommens as i rate/like Rommens but i would always have penrice as our first choice left back and i believe he will 👍🇬🇧.

14 Sep 2026 09:02:05
Penrice has been very solid. Very impressive and may not be far away from a Scotland cap. However, I wouldn't be committing to signing him just yet, and it's only because he could still get a serious injury. It's Rangers remember, this would happen to us 🫣😭😂.

14 Sep 2026 09:10:34
Sure there's an option to buy for round about 1.5m. Probably the best bargain we have had since Kamara.

14 Sep 2026 09:40:23
No doubt we have to sign him, he's been a revelation at left back and in midfield.

14 Sep 2026 10:45:50
Fee is around £2-2.5m, with £1m already covered with the loan agreement.

14 Sep 2026 11:00:38
A must sign, but he was after his debut 🇬🇧.

14 Sep 2026 12:14:56
Good to hear the fee has been set and can't move because if he continues in this vain aek would be well within their rights to demand £5M or £6M.

14 Sep 2026 12:41:35
Penrice is an absolute bargain at that price! Fitness, desire, passion, ability. He has the potential to be a phenomenal player for us.

14 Sep 2026 13:24:03
He's been fantastic since he signed. Reading a BBC article about the possible new look Scotland squad and the writer talks about Donovan being in with a shout but never mentioned Penrice at all. I assume the article was written before Sunday because Gassama ripped Donovan to shreds to the point I don't know how he wasn't sent off, he looked like Willie McStay trying to cope with Ted McMinn.

In contrast Penrice was brilliant defensively and was involved in all three of our goals and outshone not just Donovan but Tierney too.

14 Sep 2026 14:26:17
Penrice is a baller didn't realise he was so good. That lad can play his stamina and energy is off the charts.

14 Sep 2026 16:22:34
🤣🤣🤣 Willie Mcstay and Ted Mcmin
Fantastic WSLgers.

14 Sep 2026 16:22:59
Agree Penrice is looking very good.

14 Sep 2026 16:40:07
Chasni I don't get your logic, you wouldn't sign Penrice because he could pick up a serious injury??
On that basis the club wouldn't be signing anybody surely?

14 Sep 2026 18:05:58
To be fair coop every single player linked with Rangers you want us to sign.

14 Sep 2026 19:20:58
He's been wanting Penrice for years now Diomande.

14 Sep 2026 21:02:45
Fool Monty he's saying don't commit now, which is fine as the option will be there until the end of his loan I would imagine.

15 Sep 2026 07:33:15
Cheers My star and absolutely correct pal 👍I don't see the penrice doubters posting about him not being good enough now mate 🤔There was a few and they know who they are 🤔 There's one thing i do as i admit when i get it wrong which of course i do just like everyone else and the lewis Ferguson one from several years ago i've continually owned up to on here 🤔I wish others would do the same 🙏.

15 Sep 2026 07:29:13
Now now Diomande and new to the site i have been very vocal on james penrice for several years pal 🤔Bold opening post from a newby 😲.

15 Sep 2026 10:57:05
Sws, correct, many said not good enough, as you know I've also wanted him for ages as well.

13 Sep 2026 22:57:11
Is there any truth in big McCulloch coming in to take the position of Purdy's departure?

14 Sep 2026 06:43:48
There's a lot of talk of it Ibroxonia and i've tried to find out but big jig and his dad John are tight as a drum and never give anything away 🤔The way it should be i suppose 👍🇬🇧.

14 Sep 2026 08:16:34
He's not experienced enough, as discussed on here previously, we need an experienced operator, love big McCulloch but it's a no Imo.

14 Sep 2026 08:23:36
Very highly unlikely.

14 Sep 2026 10:06:32
The lats 5 chairmen say we will employ best in class so that rules out McCulloch.

14 Sep 2026 09:10:56
You heard any names slim Jim?

14 Sep 2026 10:57:37
If we replace Purdy with McCulloch we'll be taking a huge step backwards.

14 Sep 2026 11:27:34
All 100% correct, nowhere near ready for that kind of role.

14 Sep 2026 12:08:55
What about Davie Weir, what's your thoughts on him?

14 Sep 2026 12:29:44
No chance he's tied to 2031 is he not and earmarked for Chelsea supposedly, wouldn't mind him though 👍.

14 Sep 2026 13:29:26
Purdy has been portrayed almost as a Chief Scout but his role seems to be much more than that. Therefore its important that we get somebody properly qualified to fill that role, and I say that as someone who wants to see more ex Rangers men involved at all levels.

Its also important that the fans try to understand how things work and don't pick scapegoats to attack when things aren't going right, I know I'm guilty of it too, because we could be chasing decent people away from our club.

14 Sep 2026 14:11:43
Bobby, that would be my choice as well, you don't ask you don't get.

14 Sep 2026 16:16:40
My star how do u know we have not asked, wire has no intention moving his wife to Glasgow

He is most likely to go to Chelsea next.

14 Sep 2026 16:31:06
John, all you can do is ask, my point.

14 Sep 2026 17:22:04
My star he has turned us down twice and made it clear he was not interested

Once under park, once under the new owners.

Glasgow holds no attraction to him.

14 Sep 2026 19:24:56
Cool John.

Ibroxoian brings a smile, what's that all about.

Not the profile above.

14 Sep 2026 21:28:02
The person i would like to see replace purdy would be either christian nerlinger or Davie Weir both have that top level.

Nerlinger would also bring a vast contact book of talented players from his football agency company.

15 Sep 2026 07:35:40
EHL, if you don't mind me asking mate who would be your own personal choice to replace dan purdy 🤔.

12 Sep 2026 12:42:51
Souttar to Aris is apparently off.

12 Sep 2026 13:11:29
What's happened the John Souttar deal is off RFC🤔.

12 Sep 2026 13:18:09
Thats not good for either party. Am sure by now everybody knows the story as to why he's not involved at the club. He will be desperate for a fresh start. Not a bad lad either👍.

12 Sep 2026 13:19:44
Sws, I have just newly read, outstanding financial problems between Souttar and Rangers and most likely John Souttar will still be a Rangers player.

12 Sep 2026 13:57:30
Failed his medical by any chance. Apparently he was offered a 3 year deal, pending a medical, which was today.

12 Sep 2026 14:16:53
Souttar wants a significant payoff and full payment off his signing on fee.

12 Sep 2026 13:04:20
Would be a disappointing development for all involved if true, if you don't mind me asking where did you get this nugget of information from?!

12 Sep 2026 13:27:56
Financial problems??? Have we not been paying him his wages what's actually going on??? Worst come to the worst then he's a good back up.

12 Sep 2026 14:42:05
It's online everywhere.

12 Sep 2026 14:50:33
Absolutely mental 🇬🇧 what happens next?

12 Sep 2026 14:59:53
Saw it on Herald site that Souttar wanted a full payout of contract from us and was told no.

12 Sep 2026 15:10:18
To be fair if club are forcing him out no matter the reason he's quite right to demand his full pay.

Or he can just wait to jan and collect money.

12 Sep 2026 15:33:38
Weneedahero, why would we pay him his full contract because he is getting transferred? So should we pay everyone the remainder of their contract if we sell them? Wow, that would set some prescident.

12 Sep 2026 15:35:28
Can only see an article on Yahoo sports but from what I've read it sounds like soapy is now trying to hold the club to ransom in order to get a sweetener to go before completing the transfer.

12 Sep 2026 16:16:36
Orange, exactly what I was thinking. Doesn't make sense.

12 Sep 2026 16:20:12
If he's being asked to take a significant drop in wages to move, which I suspect may well be the case given the destination, then he's quite within his rights to make whatever stipulations in that agreement that he wants.

No-one on here would walk away from a contract for less than that contract guarantees. Well, no-one with any financial sense anyway!

Ultimately, Rangers are better off either way. Either he goes and they pay it, while also collecting a transfer fee, or he doesn't go and they pay it and get nothing for him.

Given the relationship with the club looks to have broken down it's hardly surprising that he's not just skipping off into the distance for a pay cut. This is what happens when you piss off an employee.

Personally, I'd pay it and take the transfer fee as we're better off overall. Nose and face. Souttar clearly doesn't care whether he plays or not.

12 Sep 2026 16:38:46
Gdog its not Souttars choice McInnes wanted him as big part of the squad. Cavanagh said no way he's done. Huge huge part of the fall out is from the scandal that broke in the news at Christmas time if you remember. It all exploded at the end of the season.

12 Sep 2026 16:41:33
I have left a job for less money and never looked back. Sometimes cash is not worth showing up every day.

12 Sep 2026 16:42:52
Google i agree he has a right to ask for the difference in the two salaries. If he is asking for full payout of his contract and getting a new contracted wage on top he is just being greedy.

He has no future with us and will only hurt his chances of both playing for another club and his country if he continues with his stance. He has been, well payed for doing heehaw this season. Time to move on.

12 Sep 2026 16:55:35
Sorry Gdog not Google.

12 Sep 2026 15:50:07
Stick him out to train on his own, pay him nada and wait till his contract ends, then he can p off, Waster.

12 Sep 2026 15:52:58
He's a greedy person! 😡😡.

12 Sep 2026 17:14:01
Ridiculous comment trueblue.

12 Sep 2026 17:35:19
JFM10, why? i am entitled to my opinion, i don't care whether you agree or not, your reply above does not differ much from mine except mines is a bit stronger, Souttar should be papped as all greedy players should be, end of story.

12 Sep 2026 17:43:31
Because you cannot pay him nada as he has a contract. Putting him to train on his own is not a problem. There is such a thing as employment law. That's why.

12 Sep 2026 18:44:00
If he refuses to go due to those demands then for me he'd spend the rest of his time training with the youth and attending every game to watch in the stands. See who wants to sign him and what deal he'd get after that.

12 Sep 2026 18:53:31
I understand why you feel that way Alloa but I don't think our club would treat a player like that. I think its in everyone's best interest for him to move. Whatever the fallout has been he's obviously digging his heels in. Hopefully it gets sorted.

12 Sep 2026 19:09:14
He's perfectly entitled to what he's due. He's not being greedy. We offered him the contract, whether you think it was ridiculous at the time or not, he's only wanting what he's entitled to. Play him or don't play him but pay him his contract.

12 Sep 2026 19:30:51
Scottish i don't know why its different with football or if it even is.
If I have a contact in a job for £23, 000 and I choose to move job. My new employer pays me and my old employers says bye.

I don't get the remainder of the years contract before I leave.
Why should he get paid up for a contract if he's no longer working. It doesn't happen away from football as far as I know.

12 Sep 2026 19:44:43
If he signs another contract with another club Scotty then he is due nothing more from us. Don't see what's hard to work out here.

12 Sep 2026 20:06:23
Since he likes running coffee shops then stick him in the canteen, he can be our very own Barrista.

12 Sep 2026 21:00:59
Can Souttar be guilty of gross misconduct and sacked if the scandal that came out be proved against him?

12 Sep 2026 21:49:34
Wonder if he'll be booking anymore "Massage" Sessions in hotels down south?

12 Sep 2026 22:08:13
If the scandal is true, just sack him for gross misconduct and say bye, especially if he's wanting us to pay him a years wages and a fee.

12 Sep 2026 21:55:48
He is obviously losing money by going to the next club, he expects Rangers to make up some or all of those losses, nothing unusual nor underhand going on here.

Souttar has a contract from Rangers, it's a lucrative contract, therefore it's up to them to sweeten any deal to end that contract.

12 Sep 2026 22:24:17
If we can break even with the transfer fee then just let him go. It was stupidity giving him a new deal.

12 Sep 2026 22:42:01
If he didn't get a contract he would already have left for free.

12 Sep 2026 22:50:21
If he's wanting a payoff fair play but if he's wanting contract payed in full before leaving he's taking the piss.

13 Sep 2026 00:33:32
If he wants full contract pay off, just give him access to training facilities when everyone has completed there's, he can then train on his own for rest of season, see where that gets him come next summer, can say goodbye to Scotland career.

13 Sep 2026 01:08:43
I'm pretty sure FIFA recently passed a regulation meaning that all signed pros have to be given access to first team facilities and can't be forced to train alone.

13 Sep 2026 07:00:50
So just say Souttar is on 17k per week this aris club offer him 10k per week he's loosing 7k per week he obviously wants his full pay and rightly so. He's on 816k a year aris are offering 480k a year just say so we have to make the difference up of 336k.

If we are getting 1.4 million we will work out a deal he will probably be walking away with a 250k payment if we make a deal if not he gets his full 336k payout. We still bank 1 million plus it's a win win just pay him what he's owed and bank the million.

13 Sep 2026 09:07:34
Wallace that's responsible but from what others have said he want his full wage plus's a fee from us.

13 Sep 2026 09:08:47
I love reading the thread when all the employment lawyers are on. Quality


😂😂😂.

13 Sep 2026 07:37:54
True Blue your comment is ridiculous, you can't ask someone to see out their contract and pay him nada. You've blown your own opinion and argument by using the two very important words contract and nada.

To the others that want him out, something happened we all know that, but whatever happened wasn't severe enough to break the terms of his contract that much is obvious and nobody on here knows what his terms are.

As for asking for a full payout if that is true, it would appear that he doesn't want to go to Greece and would rather wait a little over 3 months for the transfer window to open again or if the club are "forcing" him out the door then he wants to be financially rewarded. He's obviously got an employment lawyer or agent who's advising him and he's perfectly within his rights to ask and we're perfectly within our rights to refuse, options and emotions don't count here.

Do you remember when the SNP stooge went to the highest court in the land asking for powers outside her remit and came away with that infamous line "its just not fair" well fairness and what's morally right or wrong don't count when a legally binding contract is involved.

Rangers have a problem moving on players and that's because we pay them over the odds, when you do that you run the higher risk of keeping them for too long and that appears tp be the case here.

Its Rangers problem not Souttars, as long as he makes himself available or heeds to what is in his contract or whatever Rangers have said to him he's entitled to his wage as per his contract details whether that's a percentage or full who knows but them!

My guess is he's waiting for the next window!

13 Sep 2026 09:16:09
He can get access to the facility's and train way Broxi bear then the C%#T.

13 Sep 2026 09:24:41
Some of the takes on here are quite funny.

A contract is a contract. To break it, whatever the reason (even a football transfer), both sides have to agree to the dissolution. And for both sides to want to break it without penalty both have to be incentivised to do so.

Rangers are, by virtue of a transfer fee they accept, happy to break contract. Souttar clearly isn't, presumably due to him being worse off at the end of it by doing so.

He is 100% within his rights to say no, leaving Rangers liable for the remainder of the contract. And in any negotiation he's perfectly entitled to put whatever stipulation he wants to on the table.

In his position I would (and have) do exactly the same and I don't believe there's anyone on here who, if removing the blue tinted spectacles, would willingly walk away from a legally binding contract that would make them and their family worse off just because the counterparty doesn't like the contract anymore.

And if Cavenagh has been as binary as we're told behind the scenes following a fallout related to Tav then he has to accept this was a likely outcome of that stance. Adversarial negotiations always include the party who feels "wronged" pushing for as much as they can possibly get.

The club need to keep emotion out of it.

Either we want him gone and we pay to make it happen, or we don't and we pay more so it doesn't. No point cutting the nose off to spite the face. Take the transfer fee, pay out the contract and move on. If we don't, we pay out the contract anyway, so logically it's a complete no brainer from a maths perspective.

13 Sep 2026 10:46:32
Coops legs the could 100 percent sack him for what he done but if the club have already made a decision they can't just go back and change it now he is wanting a payout it just does not work that way as I say if it's true at the time all involved could of been sacked easily en less they had a clause in there contracts saying that was aloud and I highly doubt that.

13 Sep 2026 11:25:53
I think the word allegedly needs to be used in some of the comments.

Like any contract, you should be paid unless you have broken its terms. So we can't just decide not to pay him.

However, we can decide not to give him a pay off. Either he wants to move for less money or not. Sure we want him to go but AC may be considering more than just money, perhaps it's about management vs player power, it could be that he believes the allegations and doesn't want to reward alleged bad behaviour - we simply don't know. Who knows what the background is but if both dig heels in he will remain here until next summer, train and pick up his wages. If it were me, I'd pay the difference of what he would've earned vs new wage and pay him off and write it off to poor decision making giving him a new contract in the first place. Better for all.

13 Sep 2026 10:42:54
Gdog, he wants his contract payed in full and an extra fee. we should not do this or it sets a standard. we get a fee but the player basically wants it. aye let's do business like that 🙈.

13 Sep 2026 15:27:12
RFC - so we say no and move on, and pay him the full contract anyway.

What we don't do is throw our collective toys out the pram for someone doing what they're entitled to and what everyone on here would do in the same situation unless they have no financial literacy at all.

It's the expectation Souttar just does what he's told that's funny here.

No. He doesn't have to do that and I wouldn't either in his position. He has the leverage here, not the club, if they want rid of him.

13 Sep 2026 16:00:16
I agree about his right to being compensated per the contract GDog, but it seems Souttar also has to consider whether he wants to play football for the 2026/2027 season - or not play at all.

13 Sep 2026 18:53:25
I am maybe being ignorant here, but offer him the cash for 6 month of his deal and take any potential drama or distractions out the club, keep the squad focused.