Joe Dodoo snubs Leicester to join Rangers on permanent deal
Rangers are poised to complete their ninth transfer of the summer with the permanent capture of Leicester City striker Joe Dodoo.
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The 21-year-old is ready to sign a four-year contract after jetting into Glasgow for talks earlier this week.
A cross-border transfer, it is likely to cost Rangers around £250,000 in training compensation.
Out of contract, Dodoo is prepared to snub the offer of a new deal with the Premier League champions to secure a crack at first-team football.
Also able to play wide, Dodoo sprang to prominence with a hat-trick on his Leicester debut against Bury in the League Cup, but managed just one appearance from the bench during last season’s astonishing title triumph.
Rangers, meanwhile, have opened negotiations with defender Rob Kiernan over a new, extended contract.
The Ibrox club secured manager Mark Warburton on improved terms until 2019 earlier this week and have invested heavily in big-money contracts for new signings Joey Barton, Niko Krancjar and Jordan Rossiter.