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It has been reported that Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is keen on a move to Rangers, rather than joining Southampton this summer.

Southampton have been dealt a blow in their preparations for the 2025/26 campaign, with it being reported that Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is keen on a move to Rangers over St Mary's.

The 22-year-old Crystal Palace winger, who spent last season on loan at Sheffield United, has been a target for many clubs over the last few weeks, with Saints one of the teams thought to be most keen on the attacker.

Rak-Sakyi spent the 2022/23 campaign on loan at Charlton Athletic from Palace, where he won the Addicks’ Player of the Year award, before returning and featuring in the first-team in the 2023/24 season.

The England youth international has been one of the brightest prospects within the Palace academy for quite some time now, and with both Charlton and the Blades, he has shown that he is already star quality for the EFL.

However, a move back to the EFL does now not necessarily appear to be on the cards, with Southampton having apparently fallen behind in the race for his signature.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi reportedly wants Rangers move ahead of Southampton

According to Alan Nixon reporting via his Patreon account on Sunday, Rak-Sakyi is keen on a move to Scottish Premiership giants Rangers, who have also shown an interest in the winger.

The report suggests that a number of Championship sides are also interested in Rak-Sakyi, but that he currently prefers a move to Ibrox to join the Gers, who are now under the management of former Southampton boss Russell Martin.

Nixon says that Martin indeed tried to sign Rak-Sakyi on a permanent basis whilst Southampton boss last summer, but the deal never came to fruition and now he remains keen on bringing him to Glasgow.

It is believed that Rangers would like to secure the signing of Rak-Sakyi on an initial loan deal as they try to raise funds for a purchase, with Palace said to be wanting £10 million as a transfer fee.

Palace are now reportedly open to selling the winger, but Nixon also states that Rangers may well get their way with a loan move if the player pushes for a move to Scotland.

Slow going on the transfer front for Will Still at Saints

The appointment of former Stade de Reims boss Will Still, who was at Lens last season, is an intriguing one for Southampton, with the English-Belgian coach having already gained a positive reputation for himself.

This is an entirely different task and job for him, though, and he is having to deal with a club and a squad that may well be in flux as we close in on the 2025/26 Championship campaign.

Players such as Aaron Ramsdale, Mateus Fernandes and Tyler Dibling have all been linked with moves away and were expected to depart Saints, and are potentially still expected to depart, but they remain in situ for the time being.

That is what has perhaps slowed their business in terms of incomings, with Joshua Quarshie and Damion Downs having arrived at the club this summer, from Hoffenheim and Cologne respectively.