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Gerrard identifies Swansea striker McBurnie as first Rangers signing

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is targeting Swansea City striker Oli McBurnie.

The Sun says Gerrard wants Swansea's Scotland striker McBurnie to be his first signing for Rangers.

Gerrard has made an opening bid of £4million for the hitman who starred in a loan spell for Barnsley.

And the new Ibrox chief hopes Swansea will accept the cash despite the Welsh club planning to offer McBurnie a contract extension.

McBurnie is a huge Rangers fan and the chance to join the Glasgow club will make the move virtually impossible to refuse.

Several clubs, including Leeds and Derby, wanted to take McBurnie in the summer.

But the Rangers move may have ended their hopes in a flash, with the lure of Gerrard - and his boyhood team - too much to resist.

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