Rangers They are looking for reinforcements Philip ClementThe team this January.
On Sunday, the Gers qualified for the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after beating Highland League side Fraserburgh 5-0 at Ibrox. Cyril Desir scores a hat-trick.
After that, Clement's men will face a slightly tougher challenge Manchester United At Old Trafford European Leaguecurrently in eighth place in the giants' league table, will probably need four points from their remaining two games to stay there, with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise set to visit Govan a week later.
with Premier League The title race is over, and the Light Blues are 13 points behind the league leaders CelticDespite defeating their fierce rivals 3-0 earlier this month, the priority is a long European adventure, so could the addition of a new midfielder help boost their chances?
Rangers could sign new Glen Kamara
according to Pete O'Rourke from Football InsiderCSKA Moscow “opened the door” for Rangers in their attempts to sign midfielder Sascha Zdjilar.
The 29-year-old's contract expires this summer, and O'Rourke continues Football Insider's inside track He claims the 13-time Russian champion “would rather take advantage of him now… than let him run out of his contract.”
Who is Sasha Zdjilar?
Potter He won nine international matches For Serbia, which has featured in each of the last four UEFA Nations League matches in October and November, making its competitive international debut against… Spain In Cordoba.
At club level, He played for Olympiacos, Mallorca and Partizan Belgrade won the Greek Super League title and the Serbian Cup, before joining CSKA Moscow. For 500,000 euros In July 2022, he helped the Red Blues win the Russian Cup during his first season, starting their final penalty shootout win against Krasnodar in Luzhniki.
His only goal for CSKA came in a 6-2 thrashing of Bary Nizhny Novgorod last May, but scoring goals isn't really his game, as this was only the eighth goal of his career, and he is better known for collecting cards. 78 yellow and three red So far, which gives you an idea of the type of midfielder he is.
Scottish football writer Kay Watson He describes him as a “very experienced” player who can play either at the base of midfield or “at centre-back”, suggesting he could be an intelligent addition. Financial distress Rangers.
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How Sascha Zdjilar can help Rangers
Most recently, club captain James Tavernier, Leon BalogunJohn Soutar, Dogon Sterling and forgotten man Nraycho Kasanwirjo spent time on the sidelines, with Clement stating that no one could have “predicted” they would endure such a defensive crisis.
rafael fernandez, Who arrived on loan From Lille, he would help alleviate that problem, but given that Zdjilar is capable of playing at centre-back, he would be a welcome addition as well.
However, he will join primarily to play in midfield, as the Gers are looking for Nicola RaskinThe perfect partner for, as both Conor Barron and Mohamed Diomandi have enjoyed a string of matches, with neither one of them clinching a place.
In fact, Rangers never properly replaced Glen Kamara, who arrived from Dundee for just £50,000 in 2019, which Sky Sports correspondent Michael Bridge He was named one of the “50 best-spent players Grand Rangers have ever spent”, while then-manager Steven Gerrard Camara called A “bargaining”.
After making Nearly 200 impressions For the Light Blues, who won the Scottish Premiership title and reached the Europa League final, the Finland international was sold to Leeds for Reported £5.5 millionnow with Stade Rennais, after A A move worth £5 million Last summer.
Like Kamara, Zdjelar will also arrive cheap, and will hope to make a similar impact in Glasgow, so let's see how the pair compare.
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Zdjilar (21/22-24/25) vs Kamara (20/19-22/23) |
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Statistics (per 90) |
Potter |
Camara |
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Appearances |
119 |
179 |
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minutes |
9,444 |
13,283 |
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Success completion rate |
80.1% |
87.4% |
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Won tackles |
1.02 |
0.66 |
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Objections |
0.78 |
1.03 |
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Percentage of aerial duels won |
53.3% |
49.2% |
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Retrieve the ball |
0.84 |
1.41 |
Kamara is at his peak during his time at Rangers and is statistically slightly better than Zgielaar since the start of the 2021/22 season, although the Serbian ranks higher when it comes to tackles and aerial duels.
Stylistically too, the pair are similar, as is their potential arrival at Ibrox, and the 29-year-old looks as if he is exactly the disciplined midfielder who would really help Rangers at the moment.
