Djeidi Gassama joins Rangers from Sheffield Wednesday on four-year deal in £2.2m switch to Scottish Premiership club | Football News

The Rangers signed the winger Djeidi Gassama de Sheffield on Wednesday in an agreement worth 2.2 million pounds sterling.

The 21 -year -old has signed a four -year contract in Ibrox, with a club held option to extend this by an additional 12 months.

He is the seventh summer signature of the Rangers while the head coach Russell Martin seeks to strengthen his attack options before their qualification in the Champions League against Panathinaikos.

Gassama – A France U20 International – scored eight goals in 47 appearances last season while the OWLS finished 12th in the EFL championship.

Nasser Djiga and Max Aarons joined the club on loan from Wolves and Bournemouth, respectively, with Emmanuel Fernandes, Joe Rothwell, Thelo Aasgaard and Lyall Cameron, suitable for permanent agreements.

Gassama – Rangers can take me to the “next level”

Speaking after joining the club, Gassama commented: “I am very happy to be here and join the club. I am very happy to start with my new club, it’s a club with a lot of history and I am very happy.

“It’s a big club, and I need it for my next level and I think it can help me progress.”

‘A hunger player to improve’ – Martin

Head coach Russell Martin added: “We are very happy to bring Djeidi to the club. He is certainly an exciting player who will get supporters on the verge of their seats, and I think he will add an additional dimension to our attack with his qualities.

“He’s hungry to improve as a player and, above all, is desperate to shoot the Rangers jersey and help deliver success to the club.”

The sports director, Kevin Thelwell, continued: “We are delighted to obtain the signing of Djeidi. His attributes are well suited to the challenges we face both at the national level and on the European scene, and he arrives with considerable experience with his credit at only 21 years old.

“He is on an ascending trajectory in his young career, and we can’t wait to see him in action.”

Rangers Fixtures: Motherwell opener live on Sky Sports

The Rangers will launch their 2025/26 Scottish Première season Pure Saturday August 2, live on Sky Sports.

It will be the first match of the head coach Martin in charge since his name in summer, and will come only a few days after his clash in the Champions League League against Panathinaikos.

His first Scottish Première match in Ibrox will take place on Saturday August 9 against Steven Pressley Dundee.

The first Former business The shock of the season takes place on Sunday August 31 live Sky Sports as Celtic Travel to Ibrox, a match that could be essential while Martin’s side seeks to fill the gap on their competitors in the city this season.

The games will meet Celtic Park again on Wednesday January 3 – live Sky Sports – With their latest pre-en-Éparation meeting in Ibrox on February 28.

Elsewhere, their first match against Derek Mcinnes’ Hearts Comes on Saturday September 13 in Ibrox, while the Rangers faced the two newly promoted clubs in consecutive weeks with a trip to Living Saturday, September 27, before traveling to Falkirk October 4.

The Rangers head for Easter Road – where they ended the last campaign – to face Hibernian Wednesday October 29, while the first confrontation against Aberdeen Follows this on November 1 in Ibrox.

Without winter holidays this season, the Rangers face six games in December – however, there are no matches the day after Christmas. Instead, Martin’s head at Hearts Saturday December 20 and welcome Pure Saturday, December 27 in Ibrox.

The final pre-split luminaire of the Rangers takes place on April 11 in FalkirkWith the league campaign ending on the weekend of May 16 to 17 and the playoff final passed a curtain on the procedures on May 21 and 24.