Rangers have stepped up their interest in Fenerbahce star defender Martin Skrtel.

The Slovakia international has been closely linked with a move to the Scottish Premier League giants in recent weeks. According to the Turkish outlet Takvim, Fenerbahce have already turned down a €4 million offer from Rangers for Skrtel.

Per the source, Fenerbahce are holding out for an offer in the region of €5 million. Takvim go onto state that Rangers officials will travel to Istanbul to hold advanced talks with Fenerbahce and Skrtel.

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Fenerbahce may be forced into selling Skrtel this summer as he has just 12 months remaining on his contract. The Slovakia international was, of course, a teammate of Gerrard during his time at Liverpool.

Skrtel made 320 appearances for Liverpool over a period of eight years, scoring 18 times and providing six assists in the process. The experienced defender went onto join Fenerbahce back in 2016.