Rangers Prepare to Offload Nedim Bajrami as Al Taawoun Express Interest

Rangers are edging towards a summer exit for Nedim Bajrami, with Saudi Pro League side Al Taawoun pushing to take the midfielder out of Ibrox.

The Albania international arrived from Sassuolo in August 2024, a signing that carried the usual hope of a fresh creative spark in Glasgow. It never quite caught fire.

Twelve Scottish Premiership appearances tell the story of a stop-start campaign. Bajrami struggled to impose himself, struggled to find rhythm, and slipped quietly down the pecking order as the season wore on.

Now, with Derek McInnes reshaping his squad, the message has been blunt. Bajrami is one of several players informed they do not feature in the manager’s plans for the coming season. Space is needed. Wages are being cleared. The rebuild has real bite.

That has opened the door to interest from abroad. Initial noise centred on clubs in Italy and Turkey keeping tabs on the 27-year-old’s situation, sensing an opportunity as his Ibrox prospects faded.

The picture has shifted. Sunsport report that Al Taawoun have stepped forward and are in talks over a deal built around an initial loan, with a future fee of around £2.5 million on the table. The structure would suit Rangers: immediate relief on the squad and salary front, with the potential for a permanent sale locked in if the move works.

Negotiations are described as ongoing, with other unnamed clubs hovering in the background and prepared to act if discussions stall. For now, though, Al Taawoun are at the front of the queue.

For Bajrami, it would be a swift change of scene and a chance to reset his career after a brief, stuttering spell in Scotland. For Rangers, it is another piece in a busy summer puzzle as McInnes chases the profile of squad he believes can carry his tenure.

If the numbers line up and the talks hold, Bajrami’s time at Ibrox will end almost as quietly as it began – and his next chapter may be written under the Saudi sun rather than the Glasgow floodlights.