Rangers will be signing midfielders in the next two transfer windows, I don’t think that is too big an assumption to make given the age and profile of the players we currently have and the style of football that Michael Beale wants his team to play.
There have been a few names linked already but, perhaps, the most exciting is Fulham’s Josh Onomah.
The 25-year old has a solid pedigree including winning international honours at youth level with England and coming through Tottenham Hotspur’s academy, and with just a year left on his contract at Craven Cottage, he could be picked up for a bargain.
Speaking to GiveMeSport, transfer journalist Dean Jones has backed Ross Wilson’s move for Onomah and that it could well be one that sees the out of favour midfielder flourish:
“I think there are a few clubs that are looking at Josh Onomah, just wondering if he fits in at Fulham.
“So, I can understand why Rangers might have an eye on him, I think he would do pretty well.”
Jones is right, Onomah is exactly the type of player we should be looking for. Fulham can’t ask for an extortionate fee given that he has only played twice this season and because he is approaching the last year of his contract. They have to sell him soon or risk losing him for nothing.
Onomah is also exactly the type of player we need in terms of his skillset too, he is a playmaker who looks forwards when he has the ball rather than choosing the safe option every time.
A reported wage of £30,000 shouldn’t put us off either because he would be the sort of player that would be starting most weeks, that salary can be justified for a key contributor, the only question is whether or not we can persuade him to head north if we are competing with clubs in England.