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A FORMER FRANKFURT DEFENDER IS REPORTED TO BE ON HIS WAY TO IBROX AS ONE OF THE 49ERS' FIRST SIGNINGS 18:27, 31 May 2025Updated 08:43, 01 Jun 2025 Rangers are reported to be closing in
on their first incoming transfer of the 49ers era in defender Almamy Toure – who played against them for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final. The widely anticipated takeover which
was first broken my _RECORD SPORT_ was completed yesterday with the American consortium, headed up by Andrew Cavenagh who becomes the new chairman at Ibrox, buying a controlling stake in
the club. They promise fresh ideas and investment on and off the pitch as they look to restore Rangers, who have won just one top-flight title in the last 14 years, as a genuine force in
Scotland. The first step in that direction will be appointing a new manager with Davide Ancelotti, Francesco Farioli and Russell Martin among the current contenders. But work is already
ongoing in tandem to ensure the next boss will have a serviceable squad to work with. They've parted company with a number of out-of-contract stars like Leon Balogun, Ianis Hagi and Tom
Lawrence and it's being reported in Africa that one player being considered to plug a gap in a depleted squad is 29-year-old Toure. Africa Foot say the versatile defender, equally
effective at right-back and centre-back, is a target with work already underway to bring him to Scotland. Toure spent last season in the German second tier with Kaiserslautern where he
struggled with injury and is looking for a move to get back playing regularly and relaunch a career that at one time looked highly-promising. He came through the ranks at Monaco and was part
of the golden generation of talent that included Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva and Fabinho. Toure came off the bench in their famous Champions League comeback victory over Manchester City
in 2017 and played 80 times for the club before his exit in 2019. He then signed for Eintracht Frankfurt, where he won the Europa League in 2022 – downing Rangers on penalties in the final.
The defender's exit from Kaiserslautern has already been confirmed and his reported weekly wage of around £8,000 puts him on the table as a cost-effective defensive option whose name
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