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Steven Gerrard ‘ponders Rangers transfer raid’ as Aston Villa boss could return for Europa League key man

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FORMER Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is pondering a move to take one of his former Ibrox stars to Aston Villa, according to a report.

Calvin Bassey has come of age as an Ibrox first teamer this season, playing a huge role as Rangers have made it to Wednesday’s Europa League final.

Rangers’ Calvin Bassey during trainingCredit: Reuters
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard with Robbie FowlerCredit: PA

And that hasn’t gone unnoticed, according to the Telegraph, who claims that Villa boss Gerrard is interested in bringing him to the Midlands to compete for the left back spot with former Everton man Lucas Digne.

Persuaded north from Leicester City for just £230,000, Bassey is under contract until 2024 but his value will have soared on the back of a season which has seen him become one of the first names on the Ibrox team sheet.

While Gers fans will be loathed to lose an emerging talent, there could be serious money on the table.

The Telegraph claims that he and Bologna’s Scotland star Aaron Hickey are the two emerging talents being tracked by ambitious Villa, who yesterday completed a permanent deal for Philippe Coutinho.

Meanwhile, Rangers hope an announcement on fan zones for travelling supporters for the Europa League final in Seville could come in the next 24 hours.

The Ibrox men have been locked in talks with Spanish police, local authorities and European governing body UEFA about finding a ‘safe environment’ for their army of travelling fans.

They said in a statement: “We are in dialogue with Spanish Police, local authorities and UEFA regarding a safe environment for supporters travelling, with and without tickets.”

Ticketless fans had been urged NOT to travel to Seville or Paris for the Europa League and Champions League finals.

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A Uefa statement warned supporters of Rangers and Liverpool without briefs not to make their way to the host cities or to try to buy resales or counterfeits.

European football’s governing body UEFA is concerned about the security risk posed by large numbers of ticketless fans being in those cities, having seen the chaos which surrounded the Euro 2020 final at Wembley last summer.

President Aleksander Ceferin said on Wednesday those scenes were “unacceptable” and should never be allowed to happen again.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has criticised the official ticket allocation given to his club for the May 28 Champions League final with Real Madrid, and the price of the tickets.

More than one-fifth of Liverpool’s allocation (categories one and two) will cost between £410 and £578.

Almost 56 per cent are priced at £125, with nearly a quarter £50. Tickets on the secondary market are being advertised for well over £2,500 each.

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