ANYONE FROM RANGERS?

According to today's Scottish newspapers Glasgow Rangers are making half their first team squad available for sale to help with their massive debts. Any there we'd be glad of??

This is on the Express website.



Smith has revealed Rangers will listen to offers for almost half of their remaining first-team squad

WALTER SMITH has revealed Rangers will listen to offers for almost half of their remaining first-team squad - because there's no cash to offer them new contracts.

The troubled Ibrox outfit lost Kris Boyd, Nacho Novo, DaMarcus Beasley and Stevie Smith for nothing at the end of last season and have vowed to make sure that doesn't happen again.

Eight players in their 18-man squad have just 12 months left on their current agreements and that means the Light Blues will consider selling them.

Middlesbrough have opened talks over a deal for midfielder Kevin Thomson that could possibly see striker Lee Miller head for the SPL champions in part-exchange. Others with just a year left on their deals are Kenny Miller, Danny Wilson, Lee McCulloch, Sasa Papac, Andy Webster, Neil Alexander and Andrius Velicka.

In addition to that, Madjid Bougherra is tipped to leave after enjoying a good World Cup with Algeria. Smith is trying hard to bring in some new faces before the club's Australian tour, but the money required for that means deal extensions cannot be discussed right now.

Smith said: "Middlesbrough are interested in Kevin, but we have not reached any agreement so far. The problem we have is that we cannot currently offer anything to the boys who will be out of contract at the end of this season. It is, therefore, an awkward situation when clubs come and show an interest in players in that situation.

We are not actively looking to sell anyone and we do not need to sell anyone. However, we saw it with Kris Boyd and others. If clubs show an interest in players coming to the end of their contracts, it is unlikely we will be able to offer them the kind of contract they want.

"If that's the case, we have to look at the enquiry when it comes in. None of those lads have expressed a desire to leave, but we will have to look at any enquiries in the interest of both parties. I hope we can keep the players we've got, but we are open to this situation and would have to give any enquiries consideration."