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Ewan Paton

Marathe's Leeds response that points to Rangers transfer hint

Paraag Marathe looks to have teased a late flurry of transfer activity at Rangers in the coming weeks.

With the window set to shut on Monday, September 1, the Ibrox club has just a fortnight to conclude its business until January.

Russell Martin has been a busy man since arriving as head coach in the summer, with 11 new signings joining him.

Marathe is in the unique position of being the vice-chairman of Rangers, while also being Leeds United's chairman following the takeover of the Scottish Premiership side earlier this year.

It's a big night for Leeds as they returned to the Premier League against Everton - a major milestone in the journey of the club under the ownership of 49ers Enterprises. 

They've spent £70m so far this summer. And in an interview pre-match, Marathe teased that more is to come.

And while he was answering the question in the context of Leeds, his response does perhaps hint towards what's yet to happen at Ibrox in terms of recruitment.

"History shows there's always a lot of activity in the last few weeks of the window, certainly the last few days of the window," the American said live on Sky Sports. "We'll exercise every day that we can.


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"I can't speak for other American owners, I can only speak for myself. I've been in sports for almost three decades now. I love winning, I hate to lose, that's what drives me.

"I don't think about the commercial side of it, I think about making this club as successful on the pitch as it can be.

"It matters to me. There's no hours in a day or weeks in a year that limit me, it's win or go home. And I just want to do everything I can to get this club as good as it can be."

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