ONE TOUCH SUMMARY
- Lewis Ferguson says he had a long think about his Bologna future amid Rangers interest over the summer.
- Lewis Ferguson admits the Rangers dream has always been in the back of his mind.
- Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson still holds aspirations of a move to Ibrox despite staying in Serie A.
ONE TOUCH INSIGHT
Lewis Ferguson has said the quiet part on the record, and that is the story. A contracted Bologna midfielder telling Sky Sports he still harbours Ibrox ambitions is not wistful nostalgia — it is a player opening a door and checking who walks through it.
Bologna, though, hold every card. The summer interest came and went without a deal, which tells you the clubs never found a number that worked, and Ferguson's own admission that he needed a "long think" suggests he was genuinely torn rather than agitating for a move.
What Rangers need is a midfielder licensed to get forward and arrive in the box — Ferguson's game in Serie A. Whether the Ibrox hierarchy treats that as a recruitment priority or a sentiment is the question, and Barry Ferguson's nephew arriving would carry weight either way.
Where this ends is Bologna's call. A renewal offer shuts it down; silence keeps Ferguson's route to Ibrox open into January, when Rangers' interest either becomes a bid or fades.
WHY IT MATTERS
Ferguson is a Scotland international who has built his career in Serie A rather than at home, so his public admission keeps Rangers' long-running interest alive and gives the club a signal for future windows.
Lewis Ferguson
CM
Scotland
Strengths
- ✓Relentless box-to-box engine with high pressing output
- ✓Arrives late in the box and scores from midfield
- ✓Comfortable dictating tempo in a Serie A midfield
- ✓Set-piece threat from dead-ball situations
- ⚠Whether he can be persuaded to leave Serie A for a return to Scotland
- ⚠Whether Bologna's valuation makes a deal realistic for Rangers
TACTICAL FIT
Ferguson offers box-to-box running and a goal threat from midfield, a profile Rangers have lacked, and his grounding in Scottish football would make the adaptation near immediate.
THE DEBATE
Should Rangers break the bank to finally bring Ferguson home?
AI-assisted · generated from Sky Sports reporting, not editor reviewed
