Dutch international Davy Klaassen has rejected a move to Rangers, according to a report.
The 31-year-old is a free agent after leaving Inter Milan following their Serie A title triumph last season.
The attacking midfielder - whose former clubs include Everton and Werder Bremen - has been on the lookout for a new team since.
Eredivisie giants Ajax are another of his old teams - and it seems he's set to return home for a third spell at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
Renowned transfer expert Nicolò Schira reports that Klaasen has signed a one-year deal to return to Ajax.
The journalist - who has over 330,000 followers on social media side X - claims that he knocked back approaches from Scottish Premiership side Rangers and Belgian Pro-League outfit Royal Antwerp in favour of his former club.
He wrote on X: "Behind The Scenes - Davy #Klaassen has turned down #RangersFC and #RoyalAntwerp bids in the last days to return to #Ajax. #transfers."
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Philippe Clement has made no secret of his desire to further improve his squad using the free agent market given the transfer window is now closed.
At the start of the month, the Belgian said: "Yes, we talked about that within the club and that was the initial plan. So we now need to find solutions within the squad to do it in a different way to before.
"Could we still look at free agents? That’s still a possibility, yes. Connor Barron has been filling that role and Dujon Sterling can do it also, as can Niko Raskin.”
Neraysho Kasanwirjo arrived from Feyenoord on loan while around £3.5m was spent on Albania international Nedim Bajrami on deadline day at the end of August.
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