{"id":504074,"date":"2026-03-30T21:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504074\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:18:10","slug":"rangers-get-jens-hjerto-dahl-transfer-boost-as-norwegian-starlet-delivers-unequivocal-future-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504074\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers get Jens Hjerto Dahl transfer boost as Norwegian starlet delivers unequivocal future response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tromso midfielder opted to remain in his homeland despite some stellar interest in the January transfer window<\/p>\n<p>18:33, 30 Mar 2026Updated 19:36, 30 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jens Hjerto Dahl of Tromso\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/593517840_1433581165434570_2366118839513262758_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Jens Hjerto Dahl of Tromso\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jens Hjerto Dahl of Tromso<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Reported <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/rangers-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Rangers <\/a>transfer target Jens Hjerto Dahl has doubled down on his decision to knock back a lucrative switch to Turkey in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And with the Light Blues said to still be keen on his services, the Tromso star insists that there is one other club he will never join.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/danny-rohl\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Danny Rohl<\/a>&#8216;s team were among a number of teams credited with an interest in the 20-year-old in the winter window but it was Istanbul giants <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/jens-hjertodahl-rangers-transfer-snub-36865408\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Besiktas who put a mega offer worth around \u00a37.7million on the table for the player<\/a>, only to be turned down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As a further demonstration of his loyalty to his boyhood club, Hjerto-Dahl has penned a new contract that will keep him in Scandinavia until the end of 2029.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Norway youth international has once again revealed the &#8216;difficult&#8217; decision he made in opting not to go to Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has also delivered an unequivocal answer when asked if he would ever consider joining domestic rivals Bodo\/Glimt, who made history earlier this season by becoming the first Eliteserien club to reach the knockout rounds of the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/champions-league\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Champions League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Asked about a potential switch to the league champions by <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrk.no\/tromsogfinnmark\/jens-hjerto-dahl_-_-bodo_glimt-er-utenkelig-for-meg-1.17828184\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">NRK<\/a>, he bluntly replied: &#8220;No.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The youngster then spoke about the speculation around his future in January, adding: \u2013 &#8220;It was very difficult. I had to go through a lot of rounds with myself and my family and agents and stuff like that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But I&#8217;m very happy with that choice. And there&#8217;s no doubt that I now feel one hundred percent that it was the right choice. 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