Rangers Want to Hijack £9.5m Premier League Deal for 'Effervescent' Braga

Rangers could be about to gatecrash a Premier League transfer as Derek McInnes looks to add to his early transfer haul at Ibrox. The Gers have made a quick start to the transfer window, splashing out £6million on goalkeeper Ivor Pandur alone, while the likes of Lawrence Shankland, Ross McCrorie, Ben Godfrey and others have also been snapped up. Cammy Devlin is the latest to link back up with McInnes, and there could be another reunion in the offing, with Rangers now reportedly in the mix to spoil the plans of new Premier League club Ipswich Town, who are back in the big time after winning promotion at the first time of asking. Rangers in the mix to sign Ipswich Town target Claudio Braga According to Portuguese outlet Jogo, Rangers are now showing an interest in snapping up Scottish Premiership Player of the Season Claudio Braga, who is expected to leave Hearts this summer. Braga played a key role in Hearts coming within a whisker of the Premiership title last season, and he is expected to move on for between £8million and £10million. Braga scored 17 and provided three assists last season under McInnes. The report claims Ipswich have already lodged a £9.5million offer, and while they wait to find out whether they can press ahead with the deal, it's reported Rangers could hijack the deal, with McInnes understandably interested in the player who played such a big role in last season's relative success. The big obstacle for Rangers is the fee. The Gers have not been shy in spending this summer, but that would be a big investment for them, and it will be interesting to see if they climb that far. McInnes described Braga as 'effervescent' It's no secret that McInnes is a big fan of Braga's, and the thought of getting his dangerous Hearts attack over to Rangers will only excite him, given how rare that is to pull off. Speaking last season, McInnes said of his dynamic duo: "I wouldn’t change the two of them for anything. Shankland’s only going to get better. Braga is just effervescent. He feeds off this crowd. He doesn’t give defenders a minute. He’s on a mission to get as many goals as well. That gives us all real comfort and a bit of optimism.” Rangers could do with those goals, but they are going to have to decide whether they want to spend that kind of money to further improve their attack this summer.