Already setting their sights on some bargain deals, Rangers are now reportedly plotting a move to sign a Championship gem ahead of Crystal Palace when the summer transfer window arrives.
Rangers transfer news
Fresh from a shock cup exit at the hands of Scottish Championship side Queen’s Park, the Gers will be desperate to find some fresh positives as the pressure continues to increase on Philippe Clement. Reports have even gone as far as to suggest that the Belgian could lose his job if Rangers are knocked out of the Europa League last 16.
Off the pitch, meanwhile, what far from helped Clement is the fact that Rangers managed to welcome just one reinforcement in the January transfer window, which came in the form of Rafael Fernandes on loan from LOSC Lille.
The central defender has already made two appearances and made his first start in an unfortunate full debut to forget against Queen’s Park. Whether Fernandes proves to be a great success or not, however, it’s clear that those at Ibrox must and Clement a number of summer reinforcements.
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According to Football Insider, Rangers are now plotting a summer move to sign Zaid Betteka ahead of Norwich City and Crystal Palace. The Birmingham City teenager is yet to sign a new deal at the League One club and will, therefore, be free to leave this summer as things stand.
A bargain deal, Rangers should have no financial concerns over a deal for the young winger, who is set to have quite the decision to make when the summer arrives. Whilst Selhurst Park would be hard to turn down, the prospect of game time at Ibrox may well play a large part in Betteka’s choice.
Betteka has major decision to make
Having already made his senior debut for Birmingham, the pathway certainly seems there for Betteka to take at his boyhood club. Whether he takes it is another story, however. Interest from both Rangers and Crystal Palace hands him a crucial choice to make at just 18 years old. Given how he’s performed at U21 level so far this season too, Betteka is undoubtedly ready for more first-team action.
Amid Oscar Cortes’ consistent injury struggles too, Rangers may well need to consider signing another attacking spark sooner rather than later and Betteka can provide exactly that.
When the summer arrives, the Gers must simply act – whether that means signing the Birmingham youngster or shifting their attention to other options. When the window arrives, meanwhile, it may be too little too late to save Clement’s job.
A world away in the Scottish Premiership title race and out of the Scottish Cup in shock fashion, those at Ibrox have plenty of important decisions to make in the coming months.
