As the January transfer window draws nearer, Rangers’ transfer links are already starting to pick up speed.
As Philippe Clement continues to lead the Gers through a long-overdue rebuild, the sounds emanating from Ibrox suggest that there may be more transfer activity during the winter season.
Rangers are already being connected to a number of names in potentially important positions, even if the January transfer window doesn’t officially open for another six weeks.
An attacker from Peterborough is connected to Rangers. Kwame Poku, a winger for Peterborough United, is the most well-known Rangers link of the transfer window thus far.
According to Rangers News, the Ibrox team has been keeping an eye on the 23-year-old forward, who has been playing well in English League One this season.
The Ibrox team is not the only team chasing the winger, as Rangers witnessed Poku score a hat-trick in their 6-1 thumping of Cambridge United prior to the international break. Poku has also been linked to Premier League teams, and Peterborough is gradually facing the prospect of losing the winger when his contract expires.
Rangers can negotiate terms in January and may use cross-border compensation regulations to offer the attacker a more affordable option.
Darragh MacAnthony, the chairman of Peterborough, is hoping to recover more than £6 million for Poku by the conclusion of the season.
Don’t tell him too soon. Possible alternative for James Tavernier In the midst of intense speculation about James Tavernier’s future, Rangers have also been linked to a transfer for Ryan Barnett, a former right-back who is now a right-winger for Wrexham.
The Ibrox team is reportedly monitoring offensive wing-back Barnett, who scored a worldie in the team’s victory over Mansfield Town over the weekend, according to another Rangers News exclusive.
The important Tavernier, who has undoubtedly declined in a number of areas this season, may be replaced by Ryan Barnett for the Rangers.
Rangers may decide to let go of the right-back in January or at the end of the current campaign. The 33-year-old captain is in his tenth season at the Ibrox club.
Dujon Sterling is now the Rangers’ backup in the position, and once he is fully recovered, the Ibrox utility man is anticipated to take over.
In the event that the adaptable loanee returns to Feyenoord at the end of the season, Ryan Barnett, 25, may also be a viable substitute for Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
Barnett’s Wrexham contract has an option for another year, so a trade for him would be a little more complicated.
Wonderkid of the Scottish Premiership Lennon Miller, the wonderkid from Motherwell, is the last name being linked to Rangers before the January transfer window opens.
As we approach November’s international break, the 18-year-old has been the subject of a lot of speculation and is the talk of the Scottish Premiership steamie.
Lennon Miller was viewed by Rangers earlier in the season, and the adolescent definitely satisfies all of Nils Koppen’s requirements for domestic transfers.
However, with so much discussion about Miller’s present market value, Rangers had best be prepared to pay a premium for the midfield player.
Celtic would be better positioned to finance such a trade, according to former Rangers custodian Cammy Bell, who values Lennon Miller at £8 million.
According to a Daily Mail claim, Miller would be available for half of that amount, and Rangers are “expected” to contact him in January. The issue is that Lennon Miller is being pursued by both Liverpool, the current Premier League leaders, and Celtic, an Old Firm foe.
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