Moonbeam spectacular as Daily Record alerts readers to Serie A giants swooping for Ibrox stars

The Daily Record has started banging the drum for the January sales from Ibrox.

Not since Wigan Athletic swooped to sign Josh Windass has a seven figure sum landed in the Ibrox bank account with token fees picked up for starlets like Greg Docherty and Young McCrorie.

Ross Wilson goes into his fourth transfer window with the pressure on to deliver after three blanks while swelling the wage bill with bit part players like Kemar Roofe and John Lundstram.

The contract clock is ticking down on a number of key contracts in Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s squad with Conor Goldson, Steve Davis, Scott Arfield and Allan McGregor in the final six month’s of their deals leaving them virtually worthless in the transfer market.

Across Europe clubs are getting a pandemic flashback as they play matches in front of reduced crowds which is bound to impact of business next month as clubs put in place a safety first policy.

Attempting to generate some interest in the Ibrox stars the Record tells their army of readers:

Record Sport revealed Southampton are sweet on Joe Aribo, while Everton remain interested in Nathan Patterson and Ryan Kent is on the radar of several clubs in England.

Several other Gers players are on watchlists across Europe, with Serie A sides among the clubs keeping tabs on Ianis Hagi, Borna Barisic has suitors and Alfredo Morelos’ return to form could reignite a chase for the frontman.

Meanwhile Connor Goldson is free to talk to clubs as he enters the final six months of his Ibrox contract.

Morelos knows more than anyone how genuine the interest is in Ibrox stars, outside of Scotland there is little sign of any interest in players whose best years are behind them.

One SPFL title and no Champions League playing time won’t bring in the sort of interest that is being fed to Record readers, especially in a depressed market.