interest in darcheville

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AEK Athens are poised to sign Jean-Claude Darcheville in the first of what Rangers hope will be a series of departures before Monday night's transfer deadline.

Sources in Greece claim the AEK board have opened negotiations with Rangers and his agent, Karim Djeziri, and a fee in the region of £400,000 would be enough to secure the 32-year-old Frenchman.

AEK are desperate to beef up their attack after being knocked out of the UEFA Cup second qualifying round by Omonia Nicosia, of Cyprus.

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Daniel Cousin has been linked with a move back to France, with Nantes, but the Gabon striker will hold out until the last moment for a move to England, despite the collapse of his proposed £3m transfer to Fulham.

Brahim Hemandi has rejected the chance to sign for Kocaelispor, the newly promoted Turkish first division side.

Walter Smith, the Rangers manager, is prepared to lose all three players following his summer recruitment drive, while Alan Gow is also available for transfer.

Meanwhile, Smith has backed referee Dougie McDonald to cope with the pressure of this weekend's Old Firm derby. Smith says the controversy surrounding match officials in the opening weeks of the season has been blown out of proportion.

"It's one of those games where there is a lot of tension involved and it brings a little bit of pressure on everybody in the game, not just the referee," he said. "The referees will handle that situation. I think this whole situation has been blown out of proportion a little bit.

"In all the time that I've been involved, the referees and linesmen have always made errors the same way that players and managers make errors as well."

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http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines..._from_Ibrox.php

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If he does sign with AEk, all the best to him.

[bencey 0]

If he does sign with AEk, all the best to him.

means he probably won't play in the old firm

[Bluebell11 0]

JCD I will be sad to see go, but it's just one of those things in football. On the other hand I would be more than happy to see the back of Cousin. The man has a talent that few people have for football and he wastes it with his attitude, very sad.

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[demise 3,573]

All the best to Darchy if he goes .He did well for the club

[FlippinEck 3,734]

decent player, good traits, would maybe have liked to have signed him when we were first linked with him a couple years back! but he can barely keep his fitness. any fee for him would be a bonus

[scott316 2]

i'll be sad to see Darcheville go, i think he's a very likeable player, very honest on the park and tries his all. If he had the service I think he'd have scored a hell of a lot more goals cause the guy is a talented footballer, even at 32.

i think we're weaker without him at the moment. we dont have a striker with his burst of pace and power to hold off defenders.

[pcbear 10,924]

decent player, good traits, would maybe have liked to have signed him when we were first linked with him a couple years back! but he can barely keep his fitness. any fee for him would be a bonus

Typical of us though, get them 6 years too late, maybe the De Boers in their prime would have been impossible, but take Alex Rae for example, we bought him when he was done, a nominal fee seasons before would have ensured we got good years from him or if Souness had'nt chucked him he may have become a legend.

[bluenose4life 5]

I hope JCD doesnt go. He is a good striker still and bags some nice goals (15 last season for a half player isnt bad!)

Hemdani and co have to go before JCD imo