Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:04• Mart Oude Nijeweeme • Last update: 07:06

It seems that Xavi Simons will continue his career at Rangers. The eighteen-year-old midfielder of Paris Saint-Germain will run out of his contract in the French capital next summer and has not yet agreed a new contract with the club. Giovanni van Bronckhorst hopes to take full advantage of that situation and has personally urged the Rangers club management to record Simons. Pablo Torre is also labeled as an important transfer target at Rangers.

According to reports from the Daily Record leads Rangers in battle for Simons’ autograph. There has been uncertainty over the young midfielder’s future for some time as he and his agent Mino Raiola have been unable to reach an agreement with PSG on a new contract. Due to his expiring contract, Simons is free to talk to interested clubs from January. ASH know that Rangers has already made first contact with Raiola. Van Bronckhorst has indicated that he wants to bring Simons to Glasgow personally.

Last season, Simons was part of the match selection several times and he played in two official matches, as a substitute against Caen in the Coupe de France and against Strasbourg in the Ligue 1. During this season Simons was only on the bench a few times and has to mainly couples with appearances in the Under 19s, as PSG does not have a U23 team. He did, however, participate for ninety minutes in the 0-3 cup match against SC Feignies on December 19. Simons and other talents of the French superpower are said to feel ‘cheated’, because promises had been made at PSG about more playing time in the main force.

Rangers would also be very interested in Pablo Torre in addition to Simons. The eighteen-year-old midfielder impresses at Racing Santander at the third level in Spain. Torre still has a contract with Santander until mid-2025, but can be sold with a good offer due to financial difficulties. According to Daily Record the midfielder has a clause in his contract whereby Rangers can hire him for 4.7 million euros. However, he is not expected to be brought to Glasgow until the summer. Real Madrid and Serie A clubs have also expressed their interest in the Spaniard.