Steven Gerrard insists Alfredo Morelos is in Rangers opening day frame for Aberdeen test

Steven Gerrard after he watched his Rangers side drop points for the first time this season. A 0-0 draw at the Tony Macaroni Arena has been met with the usual suggestions that they don't have the mentality to truly challenge Celtic at the top.

Rangers fell apart because the club thought the midfielder was overweight - according to a report in France. The Ibrox side have been frequently linked with a £2.5m move for the Amiens star but it appears to have disappeared from the radar.

Rangers side go top of the Premiership with a 3-0 win over St Johnstone - but insisted he wasn't happy with their second half display. A goal and an assist from Borna Barisic sent the Ibrox club on their way, before Joe Aribo headed in shortly after the break.

Cedric Itten will have a huge impact at Rangers after watching him in training. The Switzerland international made his Ibrox debut when he replaced Alfredo Morelos with 15 minutes to go in Sunday's 3-0 win over St Mirren.

Rangers an early edge in what is going to be a tumultuous season.There was a lot for Gerrard to like about his team’s performance but he believes his players would have had an even better one had they not spent so much time trying to score the ‘perfect’ goal.The stats showed 29 shots at goal, 12 of them on target.

Steven Gerrard has opened up on the Alfredo Morelos pep talk that led to a rejuvenated display in the 3-0 win over St Mirren this afternoon.The striker opened his league account for the season with two well-taken second half goals against at Ibrox.While much has been made about the Colombian's apparent desire to leave for Ligue 1 side Lille in a multi-million pound move, he showed plenty of application and desire in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.It was a performance that justified

Alfredo Morelos he won’t be guaranteed a start even if he stays at Rangers.After capturing two new 
strikers last week – Kemar Roofe and Cedric Itten – the Colombian now faces stiff competition up front.Lille have reportedly had a £16million bid for Morelos rejected with Rangers out for their £20m asking price.

Hamilton at the end of the month and is expected to fly off the shelves as well. And manager Steven Gerrard has heaped praise on the supporters and revealed the players couldn't believe the size of the queues at the store when they were sent pictures following the defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

Le Petit Lillois state the Canada international remains top of their wanted list but Gent continue to play hardball over a potential £27m deal.Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos is also on the Ligue 1 side's transfer radar and understands they are readying a fresh £17m offer.LIlle have already signed landed Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz but are desperate to add firepower with up to three forwards arriving before the new season.Their transfer kitty has received a significant boost after they star

Steven Gerrard admits he's desperate to get a new striker to bolster his side's attacking options. An injury to Jermain Defoe means Alfredo Morelos is the only fit striker available to the Ibrox boss and the Colombian is currently at the centre of transfer speculation over a move to Lille.

Rangers should sell Alfredo Morelos if they receive any offer between £8m and £12m. Lille have been involved in discussions over the Colombian international although the Ibrox club insist talks are no longer active.

Alfredo Morelos on the eve of the new season - because he's still not convinced his former club can trust their striker's discipline.The Ibrox legend believes Steven Gerrard will face a massive quandary if French outfit Lille meet the Rangers board's asking price for the Colombian.McCoist reckons Morelos will score between 25 and 30 goals this term if he stays - but only if he avoids the red cards that have plagued his career in Scotland.And he's not convinced the striker has proved that he has

Alfredo Morelos as their main goal threat.Now that Lille want Morelos he insists Rangers should bite the hand off anyone willing to pay top dollar for him.That cash would give Steven Gerrard options to change a one-dimensional attack and Boyd said: “I know the season was cut short but for Rangers to overcome a 13-point gap with the same players and management is difficult.“If you don’t add more players to your squad then it’s a case of going again and hoping that we win.“Rangers need to do

Alfredo Morelos departs this summer. The 24-year-old striker is wanted by cash-rich Lille but the Ibrox side are in no rush to allow the Colombia international to leave on the cheap.