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Gerrard set to log in to Footy Gumtree ahead of transfer window

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Steven Gerrard and Ross Wilson are set to get log-ins for football Gumtree to prepare for the new season.

TransferRoom will be held online and with Ross County and Brighton also expected to be trading.

Wilson moved to Ibrox in the autumn with promises of joined up thinking and putting building blocks in place but when the January transfer window arrived he was unable to move on any players with Andy Halliday, Jason Holt, Wes Foderingham, Jon Flanagan and Jordan Rossiter freed after running down their contracts.

In a bid to halt 9-in-a-row last summer Gerrard splashed out on Jordan Jones, Brandon Barker, Jake Hastie, Andy King and Greg Stewart but got virtually no return as the wage bill soared.

Wilson and Gerrard are unlikely to survive another blank season with the Daily Record revealing details of this summer’s transfer Action Plan.

Record Sport understands Ross County will also be represented at the summit while former Rangers captain and coach David Weir will be attending on behalf of Brighton – where he currently serves as the club’s loans manager.

TransferRoom operates as an online marketplace where teams can discuss moves and has facilitated over 350 transfers since 2017, with a significant meet-up held in Barcelona last year.

Meetings will take place in the morning before the virtual summit will get underway at 2.00pm and continue to 6.00pm.

Transferoom chief Jonas Ankersen believes the forward-thinking decision heading up clubs means the latest meet-up will be a success despite the challenges clubs are facing.

He said: “The market was in ‘sleep mode’ for a while as clubs had no clarity on how and if their league was going to resume.

“Many leagues have now achieved that clarity, and as a consequence we have seen a big spike in activity on the platform.

“Football is a relationship-driven industry, but because of the travel restrictions clubs have not been able to meet and connect as they have been used to. However, the need and the wish to connect throughout the ecosystem is still there.

“The sport often has a reputation for being conservative and old school, but today there are a lot of progressive sporting directors who are really making technology a core part of their transfer operation.

Greg Docherty, Ross McCrorie and Jamie Murphy are all still under contract alongside Barker, Stewart, Hastie and Jones.

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