Ianis Hagi's mega Rangers transfer exit offer as Rapid prepare to break the bank

Rapid Bucharest will reportedly try to convince Ianis Hagi to join the club from Rangers by making him their top earner - although the player himself will have to take a huge pay cut from the salary he currently earns in Govan.

After spending the whole of last season out on loan with Alaves in La Liga, Hagi has been frozen out of the first team picture by Philippe Clement, who is keen to shift the Romania international before the August 30 transfer deadline. The former Fiorentina star has been keeping himself busy by training with the Light Blues B team, and has featured in their early part of the new season.

Liga I rivals Rapid and Universitatea Craiova have both made their interest in 25-year-old public, and details of what the former are willing to pay the creative midfielder have now been revealed. According to Romanian outlet Spotmedia, Rapid's majority shareholder Dan Sucu has offered Ragi a monthly salary of €30,000 (£24,400), which could increase to an annual wage of €500,000 a year (£423,400) in contractual bonuses. The report adds that the figure would make the Rangers outcast their highest paid player and the second highest in the Romanian top-flight behind (Universitatea Craiova's Alex Mitrita - who reportedly earns €600,000 per annum.

However, were Hagi to accept the move, then he would be taking a significant drop in salary from the current deal he is on at Rangers. With two years still remaining on his contract, the playmaker reportedly takes home €1.3million £1.1million) a year. Follow Record Sport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.

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