IBROX EYES ARE ON BRADSHAW

RANGERS have joined a list of clubs tracking Walsall’s Welsh international striker Tom Bradshaw. The 23-year-old scored 20 goals during his team’s run to the League One play-offs and will command a fee of £750,000. Bradshaw is a target for English Championship clubs Preston, Birmingham, Reading and Burton Albion, while League One Millwall are also interested. He was first linked with Rangers in January and Sportsmail understands the Ibrox club have stepped up their interest in recent months. Walsall rejected an offer of £450,000 from an unnamed Championship club in the last window and manager Jon Whitney wants to keep Bradshaw, who was ruled out of Chris Coleman’s Euro 2016 squad by a calf injury. ‘I’ll do what I can to keep him but if Tom moves on, I’ll wish him all the best,’ he said. ‘I wouldn’t worry for one minute because once he’s gone, he’s gone. I can’t do anything about that.’ Dean Shiels, meanwhile, has

become the seventh player to leave Ibrox this summer following his release yesterday. The former Hibs, Doncaster and Kilmarnock midfielder signed a four-year deal in 2012 but has not been offered fresh terms. One of just two men to play in every season of the club’s advancement through the lower leagues, the 31-year-old Northern Irishman played 120 games, scoring 32 goals during his time at Ibrox. A spokesman for the club said: ‘Everyone at Rangers wishes Dean every success in his future career and thanks him for his efforts during his time at the club.’ Shiels follows Nicky Law, Nicky Clark and David Templeton in leaving, while loan signings Dom Ball, Gedion Zelalem and Billy King have returned to their parent clubs. Boss Mark Warburton has already secured former England midfielder Joey Barton, Jordan Rossiter, as well as Accrington Stanley pair Josh Windass and Matt Crooks. Croatian Niko Kranjcar is also expected to join the club in time for pre-season. And Rangers also confirmed yesterday that Ian Durrant has left the club. Managing director Stewart Robertson said: ‘Ian has been such a big part of this club for so many years. He has a special place in Rangers’ history but clubs are forever changing and evolving and sometimes that means a change in personnel. ‘However, Ian is leaving with our respect and our thanks for everything he has done. He knows Ibrox will always be a place where he will be welcomed warmly.’