Kris Boyd makes Rangers transfer prediction as 49ers could keep chequebook on table after striker pursuit
The former Rangers and Nottingham Forest striker believes an unexpected twist could alter Danny Rohl’s transfer plans.
As Rangers ramp up their bid for Ryan Naderi, Kris Boyd thinks that another transfer factor could see the Light Blues look for another number nine.
Danny Rohl has submitted a £2.6m bid for the Hansa Rostock marksman and is hoping to add to him to the list of Ibrox arrivals, including Tochi Chukwuani, Tuur Rommens and Andreas Skov Olsen so far. Naderi, 22, has eight goals and five assists already this season in Germany’s third tier and at 6’ 4”, would provide Rangers with a target man at the top end of the pitch.
At the same time as Rangers have bid for Naderi, Ibrox forward, Danilo has been the subject of interest from Eredivisie side, NEC and Cypriot champions, Pafos FC, who’ve launched a £2 million. The Brazilian was transfer listed at the start of the window, but with no incoming bids or interest of any substance, it looked as if Danilo would be remaining a Rangers player.
‘I don’t think they would have expected Danilo to go’
Boyd believes the sudden noise around Danilo could mean Rangers aren’t done in the window just yet. Speaking on SunSport’s Go Ballistic, he said: “Danny Rohl has been given money to go and get them and I think even if the German kid comes in, Rangers will still look to strengthen with another one.
“I’ll be honest with you, I don’t think they would have expected Danilo to go. They might have been hoping, but I don’t think they would have expected to get a permanent bid. So if they were already in the market for another one, they could go back in again.”
The Danilo bid may have thrown the cat amongst the pigeons in terms of Rangers’ transfer plans, however with the striker behind Youssef Chermiti and Bojan Miovski in the selection pecking order, a late switch can’t come of too big a surprise. The striker’s last league start was 12 games ago, in their 2-2 draw with Dundee United at Tannadice.
Where do Rangers need to strengthen?
The number nine was identified as a problem position at the start of the window for Danny Rohl, however the rise in form of Chermiti has made it less of a pressing matter. That being said, the numbers for the current crop are only a fraction of what they were last season, when Rangers had both Cyriel Dessers and Hamza Igamane scoring 45 times between them.
Following the long-term injury to Connor Barron, Rohl is also on the lookout for another midfielder to join along with Chukwuani, with Sunderland’s Dan Neil as the primary target. However, Ipswich Town have beaten Rangers to the punch, signing him on loan until the end of the season.
In defence, Sheffield Wednesday fullbacks, Yan Valery and Max Lowe have been linked with a Rohl reunion with the latter opening pre-contract talks with Govan side. Although a deal at this stage now looks ‘unlikely’. However in the case of Valery, Rangers are reportedly preparing to make a bid.