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Gers tipped to move for £5m rated Word Cup star

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After the shambles that was Rangers recruitment strategy when Pedro Caixinha was in charge, the club decided to protect itself from such mistakes by having a plan that avoided lurching from one problem to the next in the future. The only issue with this is that the sporting director has to be good at their job.

The manager may have changed, however, it is unlikely that any potential shortlists that have been drawn up will be affected, however, as with Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Michael Beale will have a say on potential targets and have the option of suggesting his own names for the recruitment team to analyse.

Speaking to GiveMeSport, transfer journalist Dean Jones has highlighted one name in particular that Beale will be aware of and who had already been linked with a move to Rangers:

“Obviously, it’s a bit too early for us to know exactly where they’re going to turn their attention in the transfer market.

“But it makes a lot of sense that part of the reason that they want Beale is not just because of his leadership skills or his ability to spot a player, but because of the links that he’s got, and the nous that he’s got of a level that is going to suit them.

“And I think that does include dropping into the Championship to find talent, and (Antoine) Semenyo is one of those that I’m sure will be linked umpteen times before the window actually opens.”

Semenyo is currently at the World Cup with Ghana and has seen game time off the bench so he is clearly a talent worth keeping an eye on, as with most of our transfer business though, the key is getting these players signed up before they become too expensive.

A fee of £5million has been mentioned previously with Semenyo likely to have his contract – which currently expires at the end of this season – extended by Bristol City who have the option of another year.

The forward line is somewhere that will need to be addressed and this is before we consider the future of Alfredo Morelos or the fitness and availability of Kemar Roofe moving forward, we need reliability in terms of consistency of selection and quality.

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