Rangers sign Dutch striker Lammers from Atalanta

Rangers have signed Sam Lammers on a four-year contract after agreeing an undisclosed fee with Atalanta for the Dutch striker.

"Sam will give us great technical and tactical quality, being able to play in a variety of attacking positions as a number 10 or nine," Rangers manager Michael Beale told the club website.

"He was the first player I met with as part of the planning for the new season and during our lengthy discussions, it was clear that we share the same ideas on football and on his personal development moving forward. He has a strong alignment to the other players in our squad."

Lammers came through the PSV Eindhoven youth ranks and scored 12 times in 32 games before being sold to Atalanta in 2020.

However, he only made 19 appearances, scoring twice, before being sent on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt, for whom he also scored twice in 22 games.

He was an unused substitute when the Germans defeated Rangers after a penalty shoot-out in last year's Europa League final.

Lammers' most prolific spell came during a 2018-19 loan spell from PSV to Heerenveen, scoring 19 goals in 35 games.

He is Rangers' fourth summer recruit following deals for Jack Butland, Dujon Sterling and Kieran Dowell, with Beale adding: "We are ahead of schedule in our plans."

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