Burnley 'make their move' to sign Ryan Kent on a free transfer

The winger is out of contract this summer and could be heading for the Ibrox exit door

Published 19th Apr 2023

Burnley have 'made their move' to lure Ryan Kent away from Rangers this summer.

The winger has entered the final months of his contract at Ibrox with his future currently up in the air.

The Daily Mail are now reporting Premier League-bound Burnley want to bring him back down south and have already put the wheels in motion.

Kent is allowed to speak to other clubs and could sign a pre-contract before the season is done.

Rangers bought the 26-year old for £7million from Liverpool in 2018.

He has gone on to score 33 goals in 217 appearances and helped the club win the Premiership title in 2021 and reach the Europa League final last season.

The future of Alfredo Morelos is also yet to be decided with the Colombian striker also entering the final weeks of his contract.

Michael Beale will face a big job in the summer to replace the duo if they head for the exit door.

The Ibrox boss has told talkSPORT he is looking to add "four or five" players to his squad for next season.

He said: "This group has given me what they can and we're probably four or five players away from being where I want us to be.

"That's nothing against the players that are playing just now, it will just make us stronger.

"Certainly the first part of the season next year, with hopefully the Champions League, if not, definitely the Europa League, we've got 14 or 15 weeks of three-game weeks, and it's fair to say our squad needs more variety and depth and I want us to play with more pace and energy.

"Obviously Ross Wilson moved on last week but a lot of the plans have been in place since I came here in November.

"It's something we've been constantly talking about every day, if you like because we were so close in terms of here at the training ground.

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