Rangers haven’t agreed an option to buy Aaron Ramsey at the end of his loan spell from Juventus, according to The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell says.
The lowdown
The Gers managed to pull off what Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie called an ‘extraordinary signing’ on the final day of the January transfer window, bringing in the Wales midfielder until the end of the season.
He became their fourth addition of the month, joining centre-back James Sands, right winger Amad Diallo and right-back Mateusz Zukowski.
The 31-year-old has 16 months left on his Juventus contract and is presently valued at £4.5m by Transfermarkt.
The latest
In the comments of an article Campbell wrote for The Athletic on Rangers’ deadline day swoop for Ramsey, he was asked whether the loan agreement included a potential permanent option.
The journalist succinctly replied: “No option I’m told. Wages would be prohibitive.”
The verdict
Rangers have managed to agree a wage split with Juventus which, according to Ross Wilson, preserves their existing structure, but it appears that they would be unable to foot the entirety of the Welshman’s salary in the long-term.
That’s no surprise considering that Ramsey is thought to be on £400,000 per week at Juventus, while the Gers’ top-earner at present is reportedly £33,000-per-week Alfredo Morelos.
The signing has had many figures connected to Rangers buzzing with glee, with Ally McCoist telling talkSPORT that he’s ‘really excited’ and declaring it the club’s biggest deal for more than 25 years.
However, it looks as if Ramsey’s stay will be fleeting, unless he agrees to an enormous wage reduction to remain at Ibrox beyond the summer.
In other news, many Gers fans were buzzing over this deadline day transfer update
