'Lille get cold feet on fee for Igamane' - gossip

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Conflicting reports on fate of Rangers forward as the Ibrox club close in on an experienced defender.

Lille are ready to switch their sights to fresh targets, despite the French club having held talks with the agent of Hamza Igamane and agreed terms on a lucrative three-year contract with the 22-year-old forward, after getting cold feet over Rangers' £15m valuation. (Daily Record), external

Having had an opening bid of £14.5m for Hamza Igamane rejected by Rangers, Lille are poised to make a second offer for the 22-year-old and £15-£16m, plus potential add-ons, will be enough to seal a deal. (TeamTalk), external

Hamza Igamane is very excited about the prospect of playing in Ligue 1 after a verbal agreement was reached with Lille, although Strasbourg and Rennes are also in the running for a transfer that could cost more than £12m. (Foot Mercato), external

Rangers remain in advanced talks to sign Leicester City centre-half Conor Coady and all parties are hopeful of concluding the 32-year-old's Ibrox switch early next week. (Football Insider), external

Braga are in talks with Celtic over a possible deal for centre-back Gustaf Lagerbielke, but a number of Championship clubs are also said to be interested in the 25-year-old. (Sky Sports), external

Danny Armstrong has agreed terms with Dinamo Bucharest and the 27-year-old winger, who is out of contract with Kilmarnock, is due to fly to Romania to undergo a medical and finalise the move this weekend. (Sky Sports), external

Scotland Under-21 defender Matthew Anderson, 21, has completed a cut-price move to Belgian second-tier outfit Kortrijk from Celtic in search of regular first-team football. (The Herald), external

Macaulay Tait has only returned to Livingston on a season-long loan from Heart of Midlothian on condition that the 19-year-old midfielder can be recalled in January. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Jair Tavares has had his Hibernian contract terminated a year early and the 24-year-old winger is now a free agent. (Pedro Morais on X), external

Dundee are still in the dark as to the compensation they will receive for Lyall Cameron, who has joined Rangers, and fellow midfielder Josh Mulligan, who has signed for Hibernian. (Daily Record), external

Legia Warsaw head coach Edi Iordanescu has revealed he has held talks with Romania midfielder Ianis Hagi but conceded the 26-year-old released by Rangers is out of his club's price range. (The Herald), external

Rennes have cut their valuation of Kyogo Furuhashi by half to £5m as they look to offload the 30-year-old Japan forward who joined from Celtic for £10m in January. (L'Equipe via Glasgow Times), external

Rangers have agreed a deal to sign highly-rated forward Zebedee Lawson, 16, from Brighton. (Football Insider), external

Rangers are set to retain three 17-year-olds within their academy under new ownership and structure to develop academy players, with midfielder Calum Adamson, centre-half Jack Wyllie and winger Max Cameron have all agreed two year contracts at the club. (Fabrizio Romano on X), external

Wrexham are keen on signing Scotland midfielder Stuart Armstrong, with the 33-year-old a free agent. (talkSPORT), external

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