Ross Stewart in Rangers transfer link as Alex Neil sends defiant Sunderland message to interested teams

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Rangers are reportedly one of three teams interested in signing Sunderland's Ross Stewart. The recent Scotland call-up, 25, signed for the Black Cats in January 2021 from Ross County.

And such was his impact on Wearside he earned the nickname 'Loch Ness Drogba'.But more importantly he has 22 League One goals this season and with big teams circling appears destined for a move to a higher league – even if Sunderland do not win promotion.Despite Stewart's goals they remain sixth in the table and are in danger of missing out on the play-off spots altogether when at one point this season they looked likely to finish in an automatic promotion slot.

Stewart has just one year left on his Stadium of Light deal after this season but given what's at stake in the final months of the season manager Alex Neil isn't keen to discuss contracts until Sunderland's fate is known. Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Rangers Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.

But the Northern Echo claim Rangers are interested in taking him back across the border. If they were to launch a bid to sign him they may face competition from current Premier League side Norwich City and Championship side Swansea City.Ahead of Friday's match at home to Shrewsbury, Neil said: "Ross has done really well for us, but the simple