Defender Jefte is currently on loan at APOEL Nicosia and an agreement was struck between both parties last week to allow the player to leave the Cypriot club early. However, it’s now been reported that the 20-year-old has gone AWOL and has not had any contact with his loan club in FIVE DAYS.
Attacker Cortes is edging closer to sealing his move to Rangers after arriving in Glasgow this afternoon. He has managed only four substitute appearances for the Ligue 1 outfit since joining them in the summer from boyhood club Millonarios. He will now undergo a medical and is expected to join initially on loan until the summer, with the Glasgow giants then obtaining an option to buy, despite the fee remaining unknown at this time. Meanwhile, Rangers have granted Brazilian club Cruzeiro permission to speak to central midfielder Jose Cifuentes. The Ecuadorian international only arrived in Glasgow from Los Angeles FC in the summer under Michael Beale, penning a four-year deal. He has failed to live up to expectations so far and last week it emerged that Turkish Super Lig side Rizespor had agreed a deal on an initial loan move, with a £2million option to buy the player in the summer. But Cifuentes wasn’t keen on a move to Turkey.
An offer for first-choice goalkeeper Jack Butland from Premier League side Nottingham Forest has also been booted out, with Rangers issuing a strict hands-off warning after confirming he is not for sale. Welsh forward Rabbi Matondo has been linked with a move to German strugglers Mainz, but it’s believed the player wants to stay and fight for his place.
