Who is Brandon Williams? The Rangers transfer possibility with Man Utd upbringing and pending laughing gas crash trial

The Rangers rebuild seems to become a bigger job by the week.

Philippe Clement has had to pause the new arrivals in order to raise funds to continue with the projects. Some Champions League dough would have come in handy, even if it was the £4million on offer for reaching the playoff round and not the £40m bonanza of the newly revamped league stage. But defeat to Dynamo Kyiv means it's the Europa League for Gers once again this season.

But Record Sport understands the injury Ridvan Yilmaz suffered at Hampden is worse than first feared, with a planned scan having to be cancelled given the extent of the swelling. That could rule the Turk out for a while, and although Jefte has been brought in to compete with him, there's a view that the Brazilian is perhaps better suited to playing further forward. One name that has been circulated within Ibrox as a potential replacement for Yilmaz is Brandon Williams The former Man Utd starlet is available on a free, which would appeal to the Ibrox club given their current financial situation.

Record Sport takes a closer look at who he is, what he would bring and the off-field issue that is still hanging over him.

The Manchester lad progressed through the Old Trafford club's academy after joining as an eight-year-old in 2008. He has represented England at every level up to Under 21s and made his top team debut for United in an League Cup clash with Rochdale in 2019, coming on as a sub.

His Premier League debut came in a big one, again as a late sub when Liverpool visited Old Trafford in October of the same year. That came shortly after a first start against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League before penning a new long term deal. He was sent to Norwich City on loan in 2021 and made 26