Rangers "close" to signing defender Martin Skrtel - reports

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Former Slovakian international defender Martin Skrtel is “close” to signing a deal with Rangers, according to two separate reports in Turkey. The 34-year-old centre half would represent a strange signing for Steven Gerrard’s men given the immense strength in depth that the Ibrox club have in the position. But according to Turkish outlets Fanatik and…

Unless we going 3 at the back. Then we also need a better left back than Barasic

Can’t possibly be going 3 at the back, surely preseason games where that would have been tried?

So Skrtel sounds like paper talk to me no need for a further CB, and I totally agree whatever formation we play Barisic has to improve immensely to be anywhere near the team.

He`s in talks to sign for Atalanta in Italy .Does someone maybe need to brush up their Turkish to English translation skills .

I am hoping this is paper talk, what a waste in wages this would be, not needed, if this does happen, its clearly an old pals act of SG :frowning: