Goalkeeper Bachmann says Rangers want him
Daniel Bachmann, the Kilmarnock goalkeeper, has revealed that Rangers are lining him up for a summer switch to Ibrox.
The Austrian keeper has been an impressive performer since joining Killie on a season-long loan from English Premier League side Watford last year.
Bachmann, 24, kept yet another clean sheet on Saturday as Steve Clarke’s side thrashed Hamilton Accies 5-0 to go third in the Premiership, just six points behind secondplaced Rangers.
It is understood Ibrox manager Steven Gerrard has targeted the Viennaborn player to bolster his goalkeeping options, with current No 1 Allan Mcgregor now 37 and understudy Wes Foderingham 28. Bachmann – who was sent off against Rangers in Killie’s 5-0 Scottish Cup defeat in February but later had his red card overturned – told Austrian media: “Rangers have made contact with my English agents.
“Of course it is pleasing that people have taken notice of my performances. But for now I will focus exclusively on Kilmarnock.
“From June onwards I will be a Watford player once more, and I want to make my name in the Premier League. Right now I am only bothered about helping Kilmarnock achieve their objectives.”
German Bundesliga sides Stuttgart and Hannover have also been credited with interest in Bachmann.
The goalkeeper previously played for Stoke, and had spells on loan to Wrexham, Ross County and Bury before joining Watford in 2017.
He is under contract with the Hornets until 2020.