Transfer news: £3.5m ex-Sunderland and Fulham striker's guarded verdict on Rangers links

Former Sunderland striker Josh Maja provided a guarded answer when asked about the possibility of joining Rangers this summer.

The French outfit were relegated to Ligue 2 last season following financial issues with Maja netting 16 goals and notching six assists so far this campaign with talks of a new contract also mentioned earlier this season.

Bordeaux, however, are said to have the option to extend Maja’s deal if they get promoted to Ligue 1 at the end of the season with the club currently second in Ligue 2 with two games left to play.

If the French outfit fails to win promotion (they can still be caught by Metz who are just three points behind) then the 24-year-old could become a free agent in the summer with his present deal set to expire

Maja said when asked about reported interest from Rangers: “I can’t think about that at the moment. We have so many important games before the end of the season and I have to concentrate on that only.

“We’ll see what happens at the end of the season. I have to wait to hear what the management of this club says and whether they want to keep me.”

Maja, who left Sunderland for a reported £3.5million transfer package, has spent time on loan at Fulham in the Premier League and Stoke City in the Championship in recent years and saw a move to Birmingham City collapse in recent times.

Having sold Maja to Bordeaux in the January of the 2018-19 campaign, Sunderland are entitled to 10 per cent of the profit Bordeaux make on Maja, although it is not clear when the expiry date on that clause is if Maja did sign fresh terms with the club.