There are few journalists that Rangers fans can trust nowadays, one of them though is Derek Clark of the Rangers Review, not only does he annoy Celtic fans but he has contributed to various Gers fans’ podcasts as well, an all round good guy, so to speak.
Notonly this but he covers Bolton Wanderers which makes his revelation over the weekend that Rangers are interested in their player of the year, Oladapo Afolayan, all the more interesting, Alan Nixon also making the claim via his Patreon site..
The winger, said to be available for around £1.5million, is contracted until 2024 and has 14 goals and eight assists for the season, a decent return for a team that finished ninth in League 1.
There will be questions from fans about whether or not this sort of player is what we need to take us to the next level, however, it’s the same market that we bought Joe Aribo from. Talent is available for reduced prices in England’s lower leagues as long as the whole team isn’t built from there.
Stewart Robertson confirmed this week that we had already made more money than we probably would have done in qualifying for the Champions League, then we have the money made from the sale of Nathan Patterson and Steven Gerrard’s compensation. We were already on course for a profit this season so there is no excuse for Giovanni van Bronckhorst not to be given money to spend in the summer, especially when you consider that key players could also be leaving for decent fees.
It’s going to be a busy summer for the recruitment department with plenty of rumours to keep an eye on, being interested and making a bid are two entirely different matters though – watch this space.