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The agent of Colombian striker Alfredo Morelos has confirmed to Record Sport that his client is on the verge of joining Rangers .

Deal maker Jonne Lindblom spoke to us this afternoon to reveal the 20-year-old South American hopes to be in Glasgow next week to complete a move from HJK Helsinki after the clubs agreed a fee, thought to be in the region of £1million.

But Morelos must wait to win work permit before the transfer can be rubberstamped.

Lindblom said: “We have managed to keep this deal quiet for a while but now that the news is out there is no point in saying nothing is happening.

“Yes, we are in talks with Rangers and the two clubs have agreed a fee. It is now only a matter of getting a work permit sorted out.

“This is one of the biggest clubs in Europe so he is very excited about the possibility. Yes, Rangers have been struggling for some time but the club is now moving again in the right direction and we believe it is the ideal choice for the player.”

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And Lindblom has tipped Morelos to eventually blast his way to one of the biggest clubs on the Continent after making such a prolific start to his European career.

He said: “He’s been attracting interest from all around Europe but what he needs right now is regular first-team football and we feel he can get that at Rangers.

"We are being very careful about it because he has been ridiculously good in Finland so we must get the next move right.

“Yes, the standard is not that high in Finland but this is a player of exceptional ability and one day he will end up in one of Europe’s top leagues. I have no doubt about it.”