In what would be a profitable deal, Rangers They have now reportedly been offered the chance to sign a Bundesliga-winning defender who graduated from Manchester United's academy as a youth player.
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Having already turned to the transfer market once this month Welcome loan from Rafael Fernandes From Ligue 1 club LOSC Lille, Rangers could still welcome further reinforcements. The central defender arrives hoping to help Philip ClementSide restore some pride in Scottish Premier League The race for the title after they trailed leaders Celtic by as much as 13 points in the first half of the season.
Speaking to the club's website for the first time, Fernandez He said: “I'm very happy to be here, it's been a club I've wanted to join ever since I heard about the interest, and I'm really happy to finally be here.
“My first impressions were really good, I met some of my colleagues and some of the staff and they all made me comfortable starting this new challenge.”
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Even after signing the Lille defender on loan, the team was given the opportunity to return to the transfer market. According to Wales Online. Rangers have been offered the chance to sign Timothy Fosu-Mensahwho has become a free agent since leaving Bayer Leverkusen as Bundesliga winners last summer.
As things stand, Rangers have reportedly turned down the opportunity to sign the versatile right-back who must now turn to other potentially interested parties to finally finalize his free agent status. An experienced defender, Rangers' rejection comes as a surprise and they must hope they do not regret it in the near future.
Fosu-Mensah would have been an “unbelievable” signing.
Still only 27 years old and fresh out of working under Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen, there is every possibility that Fosu-Mensah could be a bargain for Rangers as a free agent this month. And while those at Ibrox could claim concerns over the defender's injury history after a knee injury forced him to watch from the sidelines throughout last season, they could have taken a gamble.
The Carrington University graduate has received plenty of praise over the years, including from exes Frank de BoerWho worked with Fosu-Mensah at Crystal Palace. The Dutchman told reporters, as reported by the Bundesliga website: “Timothy is a player with great speed and amazing physical ability. In today's game you need players with strength and speed and he is an individual who has that, and he can play in midfield as well as defence.”
The versatility De Boer previously alluded to would have eased concerns in midfield and the backline for Clement, but it appears as if Rangers are content to look for other options if they are to return to the market for a second time this month.