Sam Lammers goes silent as Rangers transfer woe accelerates and Jermain Defoe emotional after sudden Spurs exit

A report in the Netherlands claims the candidates who could sign Sam Lammers are shrinking with Twente unable to afford the Rangers outcast.

The 27-year-old – who turned heads with 10 goals on loan at Utrecht in the second half of last season – is seeking a permanent exit from Ibrox as he trains and plays with the B team until his future is sorted. The forward has been an ill-fit in Glasgow and now a report in his homeland states his current wage isn't one which the side who finished third can pay. Utrecht appears an option, however, AZ are out after they signed Troy Parrott.

Dutch insider Leon ten Voorde weighed in on the state of play surrounding Lammers and claims the striker isn't even willing to discuss a move to Enschede. He said: "Lammers is training with the second team of Rangers, but he earns such a salary that he doesn't even come to talk in Enschede. And then you're not talking about half as much. He has to give up a lot more. FC Twente has a higher budget than FC Utrecht, but can't yet keep up with the salaries of FC Utrecht. NEC is also a difficult story every now and then and AZ is also still a step higher.

"Of course, they are working on making FC Twente able to participate in the future and at least be able to pay the same as FC Utrecht. But at the moment that is not yet the case. Lammers played for FC Utrecht for the past six months, and he did not do that for nothing."

Meanwhile, Jermain Defoe has left Tottenham after coaching the club's U18s. The former Rangers striker is on the move but he paid tribute to the club he played for during two spells in his goal-laden career before returning to a coaching capacity. Posting on social media, the 41-year-old wrote: "For the past two seasons I have thoroughly