Cardiff City are ready to snap up Rangers midfielder Josh Windass.

The Premier League new boys are eager to get a deal done quickly for the attacking midfielder, who scored 18 goals last season.

The Daily Express says they are poised to trigger the release clause in Windass' Rangers contract with a £3million swoop this week.

Rangers counterpart Steven Gerrard would prefer to keep the 24-year-old Englishman but could be left powerless if, as expected, the Bluebirds meet the buyout clause.

The proposed transfer would see the Ibrox club make a tidy profit on a player they picked up for a nominal fee from Accrington Stanley in 2016.