Sunday 5 June 2016 22:43, UK
Former Newcastle defender Steven Taylor will hold signing talks with Rangers on Monday, according to Sky sources.
The 30-year old, who made 268 first-team appearances for Newcastle, is a free agent after his contract at St James' Park expired at the end of the season.
Taylor was offered a new one-year deal at the club but decided the time is right to move on, and is now expected in Glasgow for discussions on Monday, with Celtic and two Turkish clubs also reportedly interested in his services.
Taylor had been at Newcastle for 21 years, coming through the club's academy, and he made his debut for the first team in March 2004.
He has previously played with new Rangers signing Joey Barton when the pair were at Newcastle.
Announcing he was to leave the Magpies, Taylor said: "It will be a huge wrench to leave Newcastle but I've been offered exciting opportunities both in the UK and abroad and I'm really looking forward to my next challenge.
"I've loved my time at Newcastle. I'll always be a huge fan of the club and I'll be returning to St James' Park as a supporter whenever I can."
In his last season at the club, Taylor was forced to sit out between August and February with a hamstring injury but returned later in the campaign, with his final match coming in Newcastle's 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham on the last day of the Premier League season.
