Rangers transfer bulletin as Gustavo Puerta loan update emerges amid Philippe Clement striker search

Rangers failure to reach the group phase of the Champions League may have seen Philippe Clement miss out on a much-needed boost to his transfer kitty, but the Light Blues are still keen to add to their squad ahead of the August 30 deadline.

Cyriel Dessers has made a decent start to the campaign with two goals in the first four matches of the season, but the Ibrox giants are likely to try and strengthen their forward line following the permanent departure of Sam Lammers earlier this summer. Rapid Bucharest's Albion Rrahmani has been linked with a move to Rangers all summer, but now looks to set to stay with the Romanian club.

The Light Blues had also been touted as a potential destination for Scotland's international forward Tommy Conway, who caught the eye with 12 goals in 43 matches for Bristol City last season which was enough to win him a place as a late replacement for the injured Lyndon Dykes in Steve Clarke's squad for the Euros.

However, the rangy striker is now set to remain south of the border, with Conway poised to join the Robins Championship rivals Middlesbrough in a deal worth £4.5million. The 22-year-old has completed a medical on Teeside and is poised to become Michael Carrick's latest acquisition at the Riverside.

Another man is unlikely to be on his way to Govan is reported target Gustavo Puerta. Reports in Denmark earlier this week suggested that the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder was on Clement's radar, with Rangers one of five clubs interested in the Colombia youth international.

Sources in Belgium reported that Anderlecht were in pole position to land the 21-year-old, but fresh reports claim that Danish outfit Brondby are now set to land the youngster on loan. Puerta featured seven times in the