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Rangers fans have taken to Twitter to rave about Cagliari defender Bruno Alves after the Glasgow Evening Times revealed he could join the club “by the end of the week”.

The newspaper claims the 35-year-old defender is set to become manager Pedro Caixinha’s first signing of the summer as he looks to overhaul his squad ahead of next season.

It is said Alves could sign a deal with the Ibrox club before he reports for international duty with Portugal for the Confederations Cup, which starts June 17.

Gianluca Di Marzio claimed earlier today that Alves was in Scotland negotiating a two-year deal with the Scottish giants.

The Portuguese international has been a mainstay in Cagliari’s back line this term, making 37 appearances in all competitions.

The 35-year-old centre-back has enjoyed a long, illustrious career, and he played more than 100 league and cup games for Porto, Zenit St Petersburg and Fenerbahce during stints at each club.

He won league titles with all three of those clubs, as well as being part of Portugal’s 2016 European Championships winning side.

Alves has been capped 85 times by his country, scoring 11 goals, and competed for them at the World Cup in 2010 and 2014.

The Ibrox faithful are excited by the prospect of the veteran defender arriving at their club and they have taken to Twitter to show it.

Here is a selection of their messages on Twitter:

Rangers finished third in this season’s Scottish Premiership, 39 points behind champions Celtic.

The Ibrox side also lost five of the six meetings with their traditional rivals, who thumped them 5-1 on two occasions.

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