Ianis Hagi is reportedly a transfer target for Rapid Bucharest.
It's claimed the out-of-favour Rangers midfielder is being targeted by club chiefs as a possible statement signing.
According to ProSport, Rapid chief Dan Sucu sees the possible signing of Hagi as a "real bomb on the transfer market".
Hagi has been training and playing with the Rangers B team in recent weeks as he nears a departure from Glasgow.
The former Genk playmaker is not involved with the first-team due to a reported wage clause in his current deal.
It's claimed more first-team starts for Rangers would result in Hagi receiving a pay increase through an appearance clause in his contract.
Hagi spent last season on loan at Alaves in La Liga but returned to Rangers in the summer. However, it's been widely claimed the midfielder is free to leave the club.
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And Rapid Bucharest have now been tipped as possible suitors to try and take Hagi back to his homeland this summer.
It's reported Sucu wants to ensure an upturn of results at Rapid after a winless start to the season and sees Hagi - also linked with Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor - as a catalyst for improvement.
Quizzed on the possibility of Hagi's contract being ripped up, Philippe Clement previously stated: "That's a rumour. Not one that I have heard until now.
"I am not busy all this time with what amount of money a player is going out or coming in or all those things - that is not my job to do.
"My job is to see what is necessary for the squad, what profiles we need. And there are other people financially making decisions.
"It's not me making that kind of decision."
The Hagi to Rapid Bucharest link comes after the Romanian club sold striker Albion Rrahmani to Sparta Prague.
Recent reports have also suggested Neil Lennon is set to be sacked by the club after three months in charge.
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