Rangers Pursue Windass Again as Wrexham Holds Firm

Rangers have gone back to a familiar name in their search for firepower. Again.

According to talkSPORT, the Ibrox club have formalised their interest in Wrexham forward Windass ahead of the summer window, marking a third attempt to bring him back to Glasgow. He knows the badge, the stadium, the scrutiny. He made 73 appearances for Rangers between 2016 and 2018. They clearly believe there is unfinished business.

This time the pursuit has a new driving force. Danny Rohl, installed to lead a major rebuild after a flat third-place finish behind Celtic and Hearts, is pushing hard. He knows exactly what he would be buying. At Sheffield Wednesday, Rohl watched Windass flourish, the forward racking up 50 goals under his guidance and becoming the kind of prolific, all-action attacker Rangers now desperately need.

Rangers want a new look up front. Windass is at the heart of that plan.

Wrexham’s prize asset

The problem for Rangers is that Wrexham know exactly what they have.

Windass has just been crowned Wrexham Player of the Season after a campaign that felt like a personal landmark. He delivered a club-record 16 Championship goals, added five assists, and did it across 41 league appearances with a consistency that turns admiration into hard numbers on a balance sheet.

He is not edging towards the end of a deal, either. He signed a three-year contract last summer, tying him to the Racecourse Ground until 2028. That gives the Hollywood-backed club immense leverage. Any negotiation starts on their terms, not Rangers’.

The forward himself has hardly been fluttering his eyelashes at suitors. Speaking to talkSPORT earlier this month, Windass underlined his commitment to the project that has turned Wrexham into one of the most watched lower-league sides on the planet.

“Yeah, I signed a three-year deal in the summer. I feel like I had a really good year this year, and yeah, hopefully next year we can go one better,” he said. It was a clear message: his focus, for now, is on pushing Wrexham forward, not engineering a return to Glasgow.

A bid once rejected, talks yet to start

Rangers have already had the door slammed once. Wrexham rejected a formal mid-season approach in January and have shown no sign of softening their stance since.

They are under no pressure to sell. The contract length, the player’s status as a fan favourite, and his numbers across the season all point in the same direction: if anyone wants him, they will have to pay a premium. A serious one.

Transfer expert Ben Jacobs reports that, despite Rangers’ formalised interest, official club-to-club negotiations have not yet begun. This is still the shaping phase of a saga, not the closing chapter. Rangers are circling. Wrexham are braced. No one has moved to the table.

Rebuild at Ibrox, resistance at the Racecourse

The chase for Windass is only one strand of a broader attacking overhaul at Ibrox after a campaign that fell well short of expectations. Third place in the Scottish Premiership, behind Celtic and Hearts, has sharpened minds in the Rangers boardroom.

Rohl’s side need more goals, more threat, more variety. That has pushed them towards multiple targets. While they keep pressing on Windass, they are also in advanced talks to sign Hearts forward Lawrence Shankland, another proven scorer who knows the Scottish game inside out.

The strategy is clear: reshape the front line, raise the level, close the gap.

Wrexham, though, have their own ambitions. They narrowly missed out on the Championship play-offs and are gearing up for another push. Letting their Player of the Season leave on the cheap would run directly against that aim. With committed ownership and growing commercial power, they are no longer the kind of club that has to accept the first big offer that comes along.

Cut-price deals? Those days are gone at the Racecourse Ground.

So Rangers return to an old flame, guided by a manager who has already unlocked Windass’s best form. Wrexham hold the contract, the leverage, and a player who insists he is happy where he is.

Something will have to give. The only question is whether it will be Rangers’ resolve, Wrexham’s resistance, or Windass’s own sense of where his story goes next.