Rangers transfer state of play as Mohamed Diomande fee explained and John Lundstram sees icon fight to keep him at Ibrox

Rangers are ready to splash out to land Mohamed Diomande as Philippe Clement goes big to land his second January recruit.

The Nordsjaelland midfielder has been delayed on his travels to Glasgow due to the storms battering Scotland at present with reports coming out from Denmark that the Light Blues will shell out a £4.5million fee to get their man. The 22-year-old has excellent experience for his age with well over 100 top team games and Europa Conference League action on his CV. He was part of the team that dumped Ryan Kent and Fenerbahce 6-1 during the group stages earlier this season.

His stock has been on the rise over the past 18 months as the latest name to come through the 'Right To Dream' academy. He's been linked with Bundesliga duo RB Leipzig and Union Berlin after impressing in Denmark. A name familiar to Rangers fans in the shape of Mohamed Kudus came through the same journey and was a thorn in the side of the Ibrox faithful after Champions League strikes home and away during his stint at Ajax before earning another big move to the English Premier League with West Ham.

Fabio Silva is already in the door after joining on loan from Wolves and while the recruitment team continue scouting the globe for new additions, a number of key calls need to be made inside the club. Ryan Jack, Jon McLaughlin, Borna Barisic, Leon Balogun and John Lundstram are all in the final six months of their contracts and are currently free to discuss moves elsewhere.

Barry Ferguson has stressed how vital it is for his old club to tie down Lundstram hailing him the 'best player' since Clement took over the top job from axed Michael Beale - now at Sunderland.

He is sure that some clubs down south will be sniffing around and looking at him