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The chances of Rangers being able to sign Vaclav Cerny to a permanent deal next summer already look pretty slim.
Valued at around £6.5m by parent club Wolfsburg, Philippe Clement admitted last week that the on-loan Czech winger is currently out of Rangers’ price range.
With Cerny enjoying a productive season, nine goals and five assists in all competitions have made him a key figure for Clement’s team.
But it must be hugely frustrating for the Rangers manager. You will know that the better Cerny performs during this loan period, the more unaffordable he will become. It’s a double-edged sword.
If he finishes the season with around 20 goals in all competitions and helps Rangers make a decent run in Europe, other clubs with bigger budgets will sit up and take notice.
The Rangers were in this same movie last season with Abdallah Sima. Although Sima was open to a permanent move to Rangers from Brighton, his transfer fee and salary were simply too expensive.
Vaclav Cerny has scored nine goals since joining Rangers on loan from Wolfsburg
Cerny’s form means Rangers are unlikely to be able to make his signing permanent
Sima is now making waves in France for a Brest team that has swept the Champions League. Without a doubt, he was one of those who escaped.
Rangers must learn from this. When negotiating these loan agreements, has to Make sure they have the option to purchase the player for a specific and affordable rate.
It’s just common sense. All they are doing at the moment is essentially giving Cerny a platform to thrive so that Wolfsburg can make a few pounds off him next summer.
It is a key area of the club’s transfer strategy that needs to be addressed.
THE MOROCCAN CHEF HELPS THE RANGERS BRING THE BEST OUT OF IGAMANE
Hamza Igamane’s form has been instrumental in Rangers’ mini-resurgence over recent weeks.
The Moroccan attacker has scored four goals in his last four games and is quickly becoming the club’s most potent threat.
Only 22 years old and very raw, it would be unreasonable to put too much pressure on a young man who is still coming to terms with life in Glasgow.
Igamane still doesn’t speak much English, but the Rangers have hired a local chef to help with the language barrier.
Abdellah Ansame works at Goat in the Tree restaurant in Glasgow, a Moroccan restaurant that has become a home from home for Igamane.
Ansame also holds a UEFA A License coaching badge and was initially approached to help Igamane by Rangers head of recruitment Nils Koppen.
The club posted a video last week on social media explaining the relationship, and Ansame now regularly attends matches to act as Igamane’s translator.
Given its stellar shape, you want to make sure it’s working great. Thanks to his chef-turned-translator, Igamane is causing quite a stir at Ibrox.
Rumor has it that Ansame’s restaurant is also full for the next six months…
Young striker Hamza Igamane has shown great promise for Rangers this season
ENGLISH OPTIONS COULD PREVENT PATTERSON FROM RETURNING TO IBROX ON LOAN
Rangers would face competition from English Championship clubs if they decide to sign Nathan Patterson on loan in January.
It has been suggested that Patterson will leave Everton on loan once the transfer window opens next month after recently returning to full fitness.
The 23-year-old right-back has been plagued by injuries since leaving Rangers to join the Toffees for a fee of around £11million three years ago.
Patterson missed Scotland’s Euro 2024 campaign due to injury and struggled with his form due to a lack of playing time at club level.
Everton manager Sean Dyche recently dismissed reports that Patterson could leave on loan, but the player is keen to get more playing time with a view to returning to the Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifiers early next year. anus.
Rangers will almost certainly look to strengthen at right-back in the January window following last week’s news that Nana Kasanwirjo is likely to miss the rest of the season due to knee surgery.
That could open up the possibility of Patterson returning to Ibrox on loan, but reports claim he is also on the radar of a number of English Championship clubs.
Nathan Patterson comes on as a substitute in Everton’s recent defeat at Old Trafford
INJURY PROBLEMS RUINE SWANSONG’S FLECK’S HOPES WITH CHESTERFIELD
John Fleck’s hopes of enjoying an Indian summer in his career appear doomed.
Had it not been for bad luck in recent years, the former Ibrox wonderkid would not have had any.
His misfortune began at Sheffield United when a metal plate was inserted into his leg following a minor fracture. The problem was that the plate was too big, so I was in constant pain when I trained or played for six months.
It was only when he received a knock on the same leg after moving to Blackburn for the second half of last season that he underwent another operation, with the correct size plate inserted for a second time.
Former Scotland midfielder John Fleck has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons.
The only problem was that by the time Fleck returned to fitness, the season was over and he was no longer under contract. In total, he only made four appearances for the Blades and one for Blackburn.
He returned to Rangers in the summer to train at Auchenhowie before eventually signing on the dotted line in one year with League Two Chesterfield.
“In terms of fitness and my leg, I feel completely normal now,” he said upon signing. “I’ve come through the other side and I feel better than I probably have in a year.”
Talk about quickly regretting what you say. Fleck made his debut in the FA Cup victory against Horsham, but lasted just 21 minutes in a Football League Trophy victory over Grimsby after suffering a hamstring strain.
“It’s a little bit like Groundhog Day right now,” said assistant principal Danny Webb. “John is as disappointed as anyone.”
Fleck may not have reached the heights expected of him as a youth player, but three Scottish titles, a Scottish Cup, promotion to the Premier League with Sheffield United and five caps for Scotland is still a decent haul in his career. career.
Unfortunately, at the age of 33, it doesn’t look like he’ll increase that number when he hangs up his boots.