Rangers see fresh Danilo transfer bid 'rejected' as Feyenoord chief takes firm stance on £5.2m Ibrox deal

Feyenoord have reportedly turned down Rangers latest bid to land Danilo as general manager Dennis te Kloese insisted the Brazilian remains key for the Dutch champions.

Record Sport understands an offer of £5.2million with potential add-ons has been lodged with Feyenoord holding out for a fee closer to the £6m mark. It is understood that the 24-year-old has told the club he wants to make the move to the Scottish Premiership this summer and spearhead Michael Beale’s new look side in their bid to dethrone Celtic and push for the Champions League group stage.

However, the forward appears unlikely to get his wish at this stage as Dutch outlet AD say the latest offer from Rangers has been knocked back. And Te Kloese attempted to shut the door on a move as he delivered an emphatic statement on the future of the frontman - insisting that he remained a key player for Arne Slot's side going forward.

Te Kloese told AD: “Danilo is incredibly important to us. As a player, but also in the development of Igor Paixao, for example, who would never have been as far as he is now without the presence of Danilo. Moreover, he still has a three-year contract with us.”

The latest move comes with boss Slot has against sanctioning the sale over fears he will have to deal with a firepower crisis when he leads his side into this season’s Champions League. He will have to do without first pick forward Santiago Gimenez due to suspension for the opening two games.

The news comes after Gers boss Beale opened up on the clubs interest, stating: “There’s talks in the background but he’s a Feyenoord player just now and they are also building after a really successful season last year.

"We’ll keep that between the two clubs at the moment. He’s obviously