Florian Kamberi Hibs exit hastened by Rangers deal

St Gallen to move for Easter Road striker after Cedric Itten’s Ibrox move

Cedric Itten has left St Gallen to join Rangers. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

SWISS club St Gallen will step up their quest to sign Hibs striker Florian Kamberi after selling their star forward Cedric Itten to Rangers in a £3 million deal.

Itten broke into the Swiss international squad last November, scoring three goals in his first two appearances for his country against Georgia and Gibraltar.

His move yesterday to Ibrox opens the door for St Gallen to bring in Kamberi for around £150,000.

The former Swiss Under-21 international is expected to sign a three-year contract.

Hibs manager Jack Ross made it clear to Kamberi he had no future at Easter Road after returning from a loan spell with Rangers. The striker had upset the Hibs fans by describing the Ibrox switch as his “dream move”.

Rangers have not rekindled their interest in Kamberi who will now return to the Swiss league where he played previously for Grasshopper.

There was interest in the player from Austria Vienna, Rapid Vienna, German club VfL Bochum and Polish side Piast Gliwice, but Kamberi is poised to choose Switzerland and finalise his move to St Gallen later this week.