Hammarby sporting director Mikael Hjelmberg has played down alleged interest from Rangers in defender Hampus Skoglund.
The Ibrox outfit were linked recently with the full-back who plays his football in the Swedish Allsvenskan and made 20 appearances in all competitions before the end of the season.
Gers are looking for a long-term James Tavernier replacement at right-back with Dujon Sterling having suffered with injury issues since he arrived in Glasgow.
And Skoglund was one name mentioned as a possible target with the 22-year-old being reportedly tracked by the club.
Now Hammarby chief Hjelmberg, though, has directly addressed those links and has revealed he has heard nothing from Danny Rohl's side.
The recruitment boss also explained how he would prefer to keep Skoglund for the coming campaign which could signal an end to the transfer effort before it begins.
He is quoted as saying: "Hampus is an important part of the team. We have a very good squad and my goal is to try to keep that squad as intact as possible. I have no idea how serious Rangers' interest in him is because I haven't heard a sound from them.
“The transfer window hasn't opened, but of course, I have a fairly close dialogue with Hampus' agent. But there haven't been any concrete talks between us and any clubs yet. Previously, there had been concrete interest, but not this year.”
It comes as Rangers have already snapped up Lawrence Shankland while they are keen to do a deal for Casper Widell of Excelsior.
