SPL giants Rangers have agreed a deal with out-of-contract Town defender Gareth McAuley, according to a tabloid report this morning. The Glasgow club have been linked with the Northern Irishman for a number of weeks.
Town have agreed new terms with McAuley’s agent but the former Leicester and Lincoln man has not put pen to paper on his new Portman Road deal.
West Brom are also said to have been chasing the former Blues skipper with Baggies manager Roy Hodgson at the recent Town-Norwich derby.
McAuley misses today's game against Preston with a groin muscle tear and may well have played his last game for the Blues.
In January, Town boss Paul Jewell targeted Preston's Sean St Ledger and with the Lilywhites relegated, the Irish international may well be on Jewell's summer wish-list. The 26-year-old is currently out of action with a knee injury.