Ridvan Yilmaz sees Rangers future plan unveiled by Besiktas president as Turkish return rumours get blunt answer

There's more exit talk around his name - and now the president of Besiktas has gone out his way to clamp the latest Rangers future murmur surrounding Ridvan Yilmaz.

The Turkish international has had a stop-start time since leaving his homeland last season for Ibrox, making his first Premiership appearance of the season off the bench in the 1-0 defeat to Celtic. Yilmaz made 15 outings last term in blue but talk of a return to the Super Lig cropped up in the summer transfer window, and again ahead of his home nation's September 15th deadline.

Multiple reports claimed that Rangers would look to hold out for around £6m as Besiktas circled around the asset they sold just over a year ago for a reported fee of £3.4m that could rise to over £5m with add-ons. But he is going nowhere according to president Ahmed Nur Cebi, who insists boss Michael Beale will hand him more Rangers minutes this campaign.

He is quoted by SportsDigitale amid the noise: “They signed him last year in preparation and this year Ridvan will play more games there.”

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