Birmingham City set to sign 27-year-old winger | OneFootball

Birmingham City are poised for another raid on Scottish club, Rangers, having already signed Ben Davies on a season-long loan.

Birmingham City are set to sign Rangers winger, Scott Wright before the transfer window closes later this week.

According to SunSport, Wright is poised to follow Ben Davies out the door, who has already joined the League One club on a season-long loan.

Wright would become Chris Davies' 14th summer signing, in what has been a summer of overhaul at St. Andrew's, with 11 players also departing the club.

Having been relegated from the Championship last season, the Blues are the favourites to go straight back up and have enjoyed a strong start to the season, with seven points from their first three games.

The addition of Wright could prove to be an astute piece of business by the Midlands club and one that could help them achieve their goal of promotion. However, he will not come cheap.

With one year remaining on his current contract, it is no surprise that Wright has been heavily linked with a move away from Ibrox.

In fact, the right-winger was poised to leave the club last summer, but his potential move to Turkish side, Pendikspor, fell through.

Rangers had reached an agreement with the European club for a fee of £500,000, but the transfer collapsed at the final stages, meaning the 27-year-old remained at Ibrox for the remainder of the 2023/24 season.

Championship side, Preston North End, were also heavily linked with a move for Wright last summer, as per LancsLive. However, the same outlet reported that Rangers turned down two bids for the winger.

Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday had shown earlier interest in Wright this summer, as per David Edgar, but no deal ever materialised.

The DailyRecord are claiming that Rangers would demand £1.5-2 million for the winger, which would represent a sizable fee for a player of his quality with only one year left on his current deal, although money is not thought to be an issue for Birmingham despite their relegation.

Scott Wright has a chance to earn regular game-time with Birmingham City

During his time at Rangers, Wright has failed to make a real impact and, therefore, it is no surprise that the 27-year-old has been allowed to leave the club.

The right-winger initially signed for the Scottish club in 2021 from fellow SPFL side, Aberdeen, for an undisclosed fee. Wright signed a four-and-a-half year deal, which is due to end next summer.

Whilst at Rangers, Wright has gone on to make 120 appearances for the club, scoring 12 and assisting seven. With these statistics, it is no wonder the Scottish giants are willing to let the winger leave.

Wright has not been selected in the match day squad for any of Rangers' SPFL matches so far this season and was an unused substitute for their Champions League second leg qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv, although he did start the first leg.

A move to League One could be the perfect move for the winger, seeing as Birmingham are challenging for promotion this season. At 27 years of age, Wright is in his prime years as a footballer and must prove himself.

However, Wright would face a battle to get into the Blues' starting eleven, given the form of Keshi Anderson, who scored against Leyton Orient in their last outing.

Chris Davies has been overhauling his squad this summer and is still looking to make more additions before the transfer window closes later this week.

Having already signed Ben Davies from Rangers, the Midlands club are aiming to do more business with the club by bringing in Wright.

If Wright were to sign, then it would be a key move for the winger as he must prove himself, with League One the ideal stepping stone in his career.