African defender Mexer has snubbed the chance to join the Gerrard Revolution in favour of a four year contract with Bordeaux.
A goal against Paris Saint Germain in the final of the French Cup was enough for the 30 year old to be touted as a top transfer target just as the Ibrox side launched their season ticket sales campaign.
EXCLUSIVE: Rangers target Edson Mexer’s key qualities profiled as defender tipped to emulate Jean-Alain Boumsong https://t.co/uibrEbpAYW
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) May 8, 2019
DONE DEAL! Edson Mexer ends Rangers hopes by signing 4-year deal with Bordeauxhttps://t.co/lzqlnwCxzE pic.twitter.com/uS5sNvCr9P
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) May 9, 2019
Rangers signing target Mexer looks quite the character . . . pic.twitter.com/CitwxoFFQG
— Matthew Lindsay (@MattLindsayHT) May 9, 2019
Rangers offer deal to Rennes defender Mexer https://t.co/pyIla277zo
— Chris Jack (@Chris_Jack89) May 8, 2019
Edson Mexer ‘offered’ Rangers contract as Rennes defender closes in on Ibrox switch https://t.co/OfSSvEAM3g pic.twitter.com/q4er2RDLiR
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) May 8, 2019
Daniel Candeias hints at Edson Mexer’s Rangers move with Instagram commenthttps://t.co/lxJ6IPbscv pic.twitter.com/xc1c6HlcMT
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) May 6, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: French football agent claims Mexer will be taking a step down in quality if he quits Rennes for Rangers https://t.co/xpewSqq8oH pic.twitter.com/BFz9OEMhHz
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) May 9, 2019
Gerrard obliged by flying out to France and was pictured alongside Mexer as another step on the way towards following Bruno Alves, Pip Senderos and Joe Worral as the warrior defender needed at the back.
Usually these stories are allowed to bubble along for a few weeks before falling off the radar or being replaced by a fresh moonbeam but last night Bordeaux spoiled the script by announcing a four year deal for the defender.
Despite the repeated appeals of Gerrard to bring more quality to the club so far only Jordan Jones and Max Hastie on free transfers have been added although Motherwell are due a development fee of around £300,000 for Hastie.
It’s believed that free agent Greig Stewart is another transfer target.