Danilo to Rangers transfer on verge of collapse as Feyenoord irked by 'low ball' offers but Ibrox dealmakers get tough

Michael Beale's big money move for Brazilian striker Danilo was in danger of collapsing last night after Feyenoord booted out the latest Ibrox bid.

Record Sport can reveal the Rotterdam club have rejected out of hand an improved offer worth around £5.2m with potential add ons for the 24-year-old and have become irritated with what they consider to be a series of ‘low ball’ approaches. On the contrary, Rangers believe they are more the matching the player’s market price and with relationships between the two clubs turning cold, may now turn their attention elsewhere unless the Dutch outfit lower their asking price.

It’s believed Feyenoord have not dropped their original demands and will not budge unless they receive a bid north of £6m. The Eredivisie champions have been accused by their own supporters of allowing too many players to leave on the cheap and are determined to hold out for top dollar for Danilo even though he is considered by boss Arne Slot as the club’s second choice No.9.

Slot is also refusing to budge until he has secured adequate cover for his star striker Santiago Giminez, who is suspended for the first two group games of this season’s Champions League. That has left Rangers considering a string of alternative attacking targets and club sources are confident they have ‘strong options elsewhere’ as well as almost six weeks left in the summer transfer window to get one of them in the door.

Beale revealed yesterday that Rangers have now secured midfielder Jose Cifeuntes on a pre-contract, with the Ibrox club pushing to force through a deal now. And he confirmed talks are ongoing with Feyenoord while hinting that the discussions are not moving anywhere fast.

He said: “There’s talks in the background but