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Youssef Chermiti to Galatasaray

Quiet since 10 August 2026. Last report: Chris Jack. Probability when it went quiet: 4%.

Rangers have already rejected a €26m bid from Galatasaray for Youssef Chermiti, the 22-year-old Portuguese attacker. Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh outlined the club's reasoning publicly, and the matter was then complicated further when Chermiti suffered a knee injury against Hibernian, leaving the ground in a boot. Manager Derek McInnes confirmed the bid was turned down, saying he was "delighted" to keep the striker. Several other clubs have also been rebuffed for Chermiti this summer, with Rangers making clear they intend to hold their most valued players. The story was broken and corroborated entirely by Chris Jack, the senior Scottish football correspondent for the Herald, who carries a very strong track record on Rangers business. RangersReview55 first surfaced the original bid before Jack tied the threads together across two separate reports on 9 and 10 August 2026. This is solid sourcing, not vague noise. Given that Rangers have already rejected the bid, the manager has publicly expressed happiness at doing so, and the player is now injured, this is a long shot by any measure. For the move to happen, Galatasaray would need to return with an offer that clears Rangers' valuation, which sits well above €26m given the club's stated stance. Chermiti's fitness setback makes that negotiation harder still. Galatasaray have shown they can spend in this range, having paid €28m to sign from Trabzonspor in 2025 and €31m from Monaco. Rangers themselves sold to Ajax for €23m in a previous window, so a deal near or above that level is not uncharted territory for the club. The cle

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