Despite recent interest from Galatasaray, Ridvan Yilmaz appears certain to remain at Rangers, according to Fanatik.
The Turkish powerhouses were eager to provide Yilmaz, an international for Turkey, with a return ticket to his native country in January.
The 22-year-old has secured a regular starting spot at Ibrox, thus Rangers have prioritized keeping him in Scotland as a result of the winter transfer never happening.
No Turkey comeback for regular Rangers players Yilmaz Ridvan
Regular left-back Angelino’s loan agreement was terminated by Galatasaray during the winter transfer window in order to avoid invoking an appearance-based purchase clause. As a result, RB Leipzig transferred the Spaniard from Turkey to Serie A team Roma.
Yilmaz became one of their main objectives, but Galatasaray eventually moved for Derrick Kohn from Hannover 96 since Rangers were unwilling to give up the full-back.
The Turkish defender, who joined from Besiktas, was a bit player in 2022–2023; but, this season, he has dethroned Borna Barisic to take Philippe Clement’s spot as the starting left back. He has already appeared in 22 Scottish Premiership games, and on March 30, when they play Hibernian, he should increase to that total.
Although Barisic started most of the games before to the year’s start, Yilmaz was ranked second in the 2023–24 campaign. However, the Croatian has only played in four league games this year.
Clement will be happy to retain onto his developing player, but if Barisic decides to go in quest of consistent playing time, he could have to look at other options.
In other Rangers news, Derek Ferguson believes there’s a good chance Jack Butland will fetch a high price.
