Fashion Sakala will confirm his move to Rangers this weekend.
Record Sport exclusively broke the story of Steven Gerrard’s interest in the KV Oostende attacker in January.
We then confirmed Rangers were looking to seal a four-year deal this week and various sources in Belgium claim that has now been signed.
Zambia star Sakala, who was also wanted by Lille, is set to officially announce his pre-contract move after Oostende’s game with Standard Liege on Saturday night.
Sakala, 23, said: “The club grants me that transfer, everything will be completed this week. I want to make my choice known after the match against Standard on Saturday.”
Gerrard refused to comment on Sakala but admitted Rangers had targeted a number of players in their bid to beef up the squad for a Scottish Premiership title defence and a crack at the Champions League next season.
The manager was also asked about SC Heerenveen midfielder Joey Veerman and responded: "There were couple of names a week before and a week before that. If there’s anything to say in terms of ins and outs, I will be the first to tell you.
"We are tracking certain individuals to try and make the group stronger when the window opens. I don’t think it’s the right time to mention individual names or targets that we’re looking at."
