Rangers' move for Everton starlet Cameron Bell is now at an advanced stage, according to Football Insider.

The lowdown

Rangers haven't been particularly active so far in the summer transfer market. The only first-team addition they've made up to this point is centre-back John Souttar, and that deal was lined up back in January when he signed a pre-contract agreement.

And, according to Transfermarkt, they haven't brought in any new players for the B-team yet either. Bell, a 16-year-old Scotsman, plays as a defender for Everton at youth level, and looks like he's about to change that.

The latest

FI revealed the extent of Rangers' progress on Monday morning after speaking to club sources.

They're now in 'advanced talks' over the prospective signing, and they're said to be increasingly confident of reaching an agreement.

The verdict

How excited should Rangers fans be? Well, FI describe Bell as a 'sensation', suggesting he's been making waves as a teenager. In September 2021, he was called up to the Scotland Under-17 squad at the age of just 15. That suggests he's too good for his own age bracket, with his development accelerated.

Bell would make his debut for Brian McLaughlin's side in a 1-1 friendly draw with Wales, playing 62 minutes.

Journalist Lewis Bower says that Liverpool took Bell on trial at the end of last year, so he's clearly attracted plenty of elite attention.

And based on a report from The Liverpool Echo in 2016, Bell is a defender who's also capable of scoring spectacular goals. He fired in a 'net rippling screamer' that made into an academy compilation.

Rangers might feel as if they are giving a Premier League club a taste of their own medicine. After all, they've lost their own rising star, striker Rory Wilson, to Aston Villa in recent weeks.