An Everton academy starlet has joined Rangers.
Arian Allen left the Premier League team to join the Ibrox club.
The 16-year-old striker made the decision to leave the Toffees in order to follow a different path north of the border. He had been with the team since he was 10 years old.
One description of him is dynamic player. Allen will re-join Stevie Smith’s under-18 team in an attempt to finish the season strong
Zeb Jacobs, Rangers academy director, commented on the move, detailing his delight at being able to secure such a talented young player.
“It is great for us to have Arian on board,” he said. “We are all excited to start working with him and develop his potential over the coming seasons.”
Meanwhile, Sam Lammers could be heading for a £2.5 million summer switch to Twente Enschede after they failed to sign him last year when he moved to Rangers instead.
The Dutch flop, who is on loan at Utrecht, has led them to a record-breaking 14 games without a loss, including a victory over third-place Twente over the weekend.
Twente appears certain to qualify for the Champions League the following season, sitting five points clear in third place and comfortably ahead of Utrecht in ninth.
Furthermore, there have been rumours in the Netherlands that they plan to try landing Lammers again in the summer.
When he was at Atalanta, Twente was interested in him, but he decided to move to Rangers instead, a £3.5 million decision that ultimately backfired.
There is no buyout option in the loan transfer to Utrecht, and Twente has much stronger financial standing than Utrecht to sign the 26-year-old.
For his performance against Twente over the weekend, Lammers received high marks.
