Staving off Rangers interest a “hellish job” as banished striker drains wage bill – report

In light of ties to Rangers, Vitesse’s management are reluctant to

let go of winger Million Manhoef this January as doing so would virtually

guarantee their relegation from the Eredivisie.

Even yet, the Technical Director and management of the club will have an extremely difficult task

in persuading the Vitesse moneymakers to hold off on selling the Netherlands U21 winger until the summer.

Earlier in the window, Rangers was named as the team leading the chase for Million Manhoef,

with Leicester City also being mentioned frequently.

Italy and Spain are reportedly showing “plenty of interest” in the winger,

according to Dutch publication de Gelderlander,

although the transfer money would not offset the club’s relegation to the Dutch second division.

The English Championship is referenced in the report,

although neither Rangers nor Leicester are excluded.

Bosnian striker could boost Rangers transfer hopes

However, Million Manhoef’s circumstances can soon escape the control of Vitesse management.

The predicament with exiled Bosnian striker Said Hamulić is reportedly

putting more financial strain on the team of the cash-strapped Dutch team.

Currently on loan from French Ligue 1 Toulouse,

Hamulić is not practicing with the Vitesse first squad following a terrible first half of the season.

Vitesse Technical Director Benjamin Schmedes,

who is expected to get a salary of approximately €200,000 as part of the agreement,

must find a method to shorten the contract in order to sign a player who will genuinely make a contribution.

With Vitesse presently rooted to the bottom of the Premier League and undergoing a takeover,

this is crucial to the cash-strapped team’s prospects of making a transfer.

Investigations into claims that former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

was bankrolling the team are ongoing.

Vitesse is hoping to hold on to Million Manhoef.

This implies that Vitesse and Benjamin Schmedes may have to modify

their strategies for Million Manhoef as the window closes.

The club’s best prospect is a winger,

so even though they want to wait until the summer to attract a transfer,

the management team may decide not to sign him.

While Leicester City is reportedly giving priority to other elements of their roster,

Philippe Clement may have a clearer path to the winger.

The Championship were reportedly considering a left-sided centre defender and

a new number eight earlier in the week,

which speaks much about Harry Souttar’s status at the team.

Since then, they have moved for Stefano Sensi, an Inter Milan midfielder.

In the meantime, there have been no new arrivals at Ibrox.

Sam Lammers is expected to leave despite the Gers’ connections to Eredivisie star Million Manhoef.

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