Rangers are hoping to complete the capture of Joleon Lescott before the weekend after manager Mark Warburton sold an Ibrox move to the Aston Villa defender.
Warburton declared himself "optimistic" over the prospect of Lescott signing and declared he was "very near" to finishing his summer transfer business.
Preston striker Joe Garner is also set to join despite delays in completing the formalities of his £1.5 million transfer.
Warburton met Lescott in Manchester on Tuesday in a bid to persuade him to move to the Ladbrokes Premiership after the 34-year-old former England centre-back was told he was free to leave Villa Park.