Connor Goldson has arrived in Cyprus as his six-year stay at Rangers comes close to a conclusion.
Goldson is one of Rangers' highest earners, so with Philippe Clement admitting that he needs to offload players before he attempts to make any more additions, letting the 31-year-old depart Ibrox could be a logical move.
Aris Limassol has been tipped to be the defender's next destination, but it's also understood that Saudi clubs have been known to do medicals on the island.
Reports indicate that online Ibrox sleuths accurately predicted Goldson's acceptance of his departure from Rangers, as he was seen arriving at the airport to board a private jet for his journey across the continent.
Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq, as well as ambitious Birmingham City in English League One, had also been touted as potential destinations.
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Clement had previously branded speculation linking both Goldson and Rangers captain, James Tavernier, away from the Scottish Premiership giants as "fake news" - although he didn't rule out letting them go if the price was right.
“There is a lot of speculation in Glasgow and I have read a lot of things that you say are totally not true," said Clement, when asked about the experienced duos futures at the club.
“Fake news. But it is part of being in Glasgow. You cannot react to every fake news because then you’ll only be busy with that.
“What I see is that they brought a lot to the club the last couple of years. That they did really good games with me. They also did games where it was less, like all the team.
“For me they maybe played too much last season or the last couple of years because if you play 60 games nobody is every time at his top shape. They have done all of that for the club, they worked really hard for that.
“They are not going to play 60 games the season to come now and all the speculation around them is the same speculation that you can have around every player. It is the same for us.
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“If there is somebody coming with the right amount of money we will see, we will discuss. But you always need to see and then you need to replace somebody and you need enough money to replace them to make it better, otherwise it is also of no use. It is finding a balance in that way.
“I think there is only one player that is irreplaceable at the moment that I don’t think a team will pay the money that he is worth, for sure, and that is Jack Butland. Everybody knows what I think about that.”
Goldson has made over 300 appearances for the Light Blues since 2018, becoming a mainstay under several managers.
