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Stewart impressed in League One with the Black Cats and is garnering interest from Rangers.

Rangers’ major transfer target this summer is Sunderland striker Ross Stewart.

The Black Cats’ star striker scored 26 goals in League One last season,

helping Sunderland reach the Championship via the play-offs for the first time since 2018.

The 25-year-old recently made his international debut,

coming on as a substitute against Armenia in Scotland’s Nations League campaign.

The Northern Echo reports that Stewart is a summer target for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Rangers.

They are faced with contract uncertainties with their own forward, Alfredo Morelos.

Sunderland fans want manager Alex Neil to obtain a long-term contract.

Morelos is entering the final year of his current Ibrox deal and might be sold this summer.

Rangers do not want to lose Morelos for free next summer, and with contract talks stalled,

they may be forced to sell the Colombian, clearing the way for Stewart.

Stewart, like Morelos, is entering the final year of his Sunderland contract,

and the club is equally desperate not to lose its star player on a free transfer next summer.

Stewart’s stock has grown substantially after joining the Black Cats from Ross County in January 2021.

The 2021/22 season was somewhat of a milestone.moment for the 25-year-old,

who was instrumental in Sunderland’s play-off victory.

With the attraction of European football and the opportunity to play more often for Scotland on offer at Rangers,

Sunderland may be fighting an uphill struggle to keep Stewart at the Stadium of Light.

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