Vaclav Cerny Rangers transfer return all but ruled out

The winger enjoyed an excellent campaign at Ibrox on loan, but there was no option to make the move permanent and the Bundesliga club have reportedly set a £9 million price tag on the player.
And Cerny could yet have a part to play at Wolfsburg, who have just appointed new Dutch manager Paul Simonis to take charge for the new campaign.
Cerny's agent, David Nehoda, said: "Vaclav will be back in Wolfsburg in time for their start of training.
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"We are currently not in talks with Rangers about a possible further collaboration.
"There is no concrete offer from any other club either.
"The summer transfer market window does continue for a long time though, so everything remains possible."
Cerny started 30 league games for Rangers during the season and scored 12 goals in the Premiership. He also netted a further six goals in 12 games in European competition.

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