Boumsong move on hold

Kilmarnock 0 Rangers 1

But he did confirm that the player’s partner had suffered abuse from a disgruntled Rangers fan during the club’s painful European exit in midweek.

Boumsong helped Rangers move to within a point of Bank of Scotland Premier League leaders Celtic by beating Kilmarnock 1-0 at Rugby Park and the away fans chanted his name near the end. It has been suggested Newcastle had improved the initial £7.5 million offer which had been rejected earlier in the week.