As well as the transfer window “slamming” shut. Another well worn phrase at this time of year is a transfer “merry-go round”, when one player moving leads to another, and another and so on.
Rangers could be about to see arch rivals Celtic do us a favour after L’Equipe, via Get French Football News, reported that Bordeaux are interested in signing Georgios Giakoumakis for a fee believed to be around £2.5-3million.
How does this benefit us?
Long term target Josh Maja is at Bordeaux and in the last six months of his contract and it may be that if the Ligue 2 outfit sign the Celtic striker that they then allow the Nigerian international to leave in this window to avoid missing out on a transfer fee.
Maja, now that he is fit and been given a run of games, has shown why Bordeaux took a punt on the former Sunderland striker in the first place, scoring 11 goals already this season.
Potentially. Ross Wilson has a big job on his hands over the next two transfer windows and being able to get a player of Maja’s quality in on a pre-contract agreement would be a great way of saving money.
Also, it was well publicised that the 24-year old took a 50% cut in wages when Bordeaux were relegated due to financial irregularities, taking him from £100k a month to £50k – well within our budget.
The other benefit is that Giakoumakis is a good player and they will do well to replace his goals per game for a similar fee, if he leaves and we bring Maja in then it is a step in the right direction in terms of closing the gap.