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Rangers have reportedly been knocked back in the efforts to sign former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio.

The Italian midfielder is a free agent after leaving Zenit St Petersburg in July.



And Gers boss Steven Gerrard thought he would try his luck and attempt to bring him to Glasgow.



But according to Italian journalist Nicolo Schira, the 33-year-old reject the clubs approach.

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Marchisio won seven Serie A title with Juventus throughout his 13 year career with his hometown club and has made 55 appearances for Italy.



He was highly regarded throughout his time in Turin and upon leaving said he would never play for another Italian club out of respect for Juventus.



Rangers have a number of midfield options with Steven Davis, Ryan Jack, Joe Aribo, Glen Kamara, Greg Docherty, Andy King and Scott Arfield all available.



But bringing in a player of Marchisio’s quality would have only added another string to Gerrard’s bow at Ibrox.

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He has been hampered by injury in recent seasons but possesses real quality when he is fit.



He played just 15 times for Zenit after signing a two-year deal last summer before being released.

Rangers made a deadline day signing in Ryan Kent and would have been able to add Marchisio if a deal had been agreed because he is a free agent.



Gerrard is still desperate to bring in quality new faces despite the transfer deadline now passing.

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The former Liverpool captain is trying to mount a challenge to stop bitter rivals Celtic winning a ninth consecutive Scottish Premiership title.



That would equal the domestic record of successive titles with Celtic aiming to go one better and win 10 next season.



Rangers started off their season well by winning all three of their league games to match Celtic.



But they suffered a devastating blow at the weekend, going down 2-0 in the first Old Firm derby of the season.

