Joe Gelhardt, Leeds United attacker, is sought at...

Joe Gelhardt, Leeds United attacker, is sought at Ibrox in January, according to Rangers transfer reports.

Joe Gelhardt, Leeds United attacker, is sought at Ibrox in January, according to Rangers transfer reports

Rangers are interested in signing Leeds United forward Joe Gelhardt during the January transfer window,

according to the Daily Mail.

Simon Jones reported in the paper’s Transfer Confidential on 8 January that the out-of-favour attacker is also a

target for Old Firm rivals Celtic.

This month, Philippe Clement has already brought in Fabio Silva on loan from Wolves, but it was widely

anticipated that he would look to significantly bolster his strike force.

Kemar Roofe struggles to keep healthy, Sam Lammers and Cyriel Dessers have struggled since joining in the

summer, and Danilo is sidelined for an extended period of time due to injury.

Two years ago, Gelhardt seemed ready to be Elland Road’s next big thing, but after dropping down the ranks, his

development has stalled.

This season, the 21-year-old has played in just six league games in the English Championship and has only played a

little amount of minutes in the division since August.

He appears to require a transfer to gain regular playing time, and on the one hand, a loan move would make a lot of

sense for Rangers, who are in need of offensive reinforcements.

Similar to Silva, though, he is not a pure number nine and has only scored five goals as a senior in his brief career.

He has also not been particularly effective in front of goal.

Although he is undoubtedly talented and, following a tough season and a half, a shot at Ibrox may be just what he

needs, he won’t likely be the double-digit goal scorer this team appears to require.

It may be assumed that he is seen as a support option for Dessers given that his loan move to Sunderland last

season proved difficult following the immediate absence of Ross Stewart, who he was supposed to assist in attack.