Rangers and Wrexham 'tracking' highly rated striker as star turns heads across Europe amid impressive form
Rangers have a number of options up front but could add more in the summer transfer window.
Rangers are said to be interested in a striker playing at Swiss Super League level - but face competition from English Championship duo Coventry City and Wrexham.
Philippe Keny has impressed for FC Zurich this season and has combined a powerful style of play with 12 goals across all competitions. He joined the club from Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir, having started his career in the lower leagues of French football, eligible for Senegal at international level. It has been claimed by transfer journalist, Pete O'Rourke, that Rangers are one of a number of sides that hold transfer interest in Keny this summer.
Coventry City are pushing for promotion out of the Championship and are also said to be in the mix, while Wrexham may also look to add to their ranks, with Premier League ambitions on their agenda. They are just two of the number of European-based clubs said to be keen on the forward.
What striker could Rangers look to sign this summer?
O’Rourke claims: “Coventry City, Wrexham and Rangers are tracking highly-rated FC Zurich striker Philippe Keny. The powerful forward has impressed for FC Zurich this season with 12 goals bringing him onto the radar of a number of clubs across Europe.
Currently up front at Rangers, head coach Danny Rohl has called upon Youssef Chermiti and winter signing Ryan Naderi with regularity. Bojan Miovski is another option at Rohl’s disposal while Danilo left on loan in the January transfer window for Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.
Naderi is another who faces a big decision, albeit on the international scene. The German striker is also eligible for the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, and it’s the latter who are keen to make their move to bring him into their international fold.
What country wants Ryan Naderi to play with them?
Boss Alexander Dimitrov said: "Yes, I have spoken to Ryan personally. I have watched his performances firstly in Germany and now in Scotland. The boy was born in Germany, with a German passport, with Czech citizenship too.
"And the decision he has to make about whether to play for the national team of Bulgaria or any other country is not easy and is final. Even if he records one minute for any senior national team, he cannot change his mind after that. So he wants time to think. But I hope he makes his decision as quickly as possible because Ryan has many qualities, he has potential and can help our national team."
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