‘I would love it’ – Ferguson wants Rangers to sign Englishman who may be new Ibrox goal machine

Derek Ferguson would “absolutely love it” if Joe Gelhardt was the man to produce regular goals for Rangers,

and he pushed the scouting team to continue looking for “wee diamonds” on the market.

On January 8, Simon Jones of the Daily Mail reported that

Rangers were interested in out-of-favour Leeds forward Gelhardt,

21, during the January transfer window.

Such a move appears to be hindered by the fact that it would be considered an international loan transaction,

which Leeds cannot sanction (Yorkshire Evening Post, 19 January).

Ferguson, a former Rangers player, admits he isn’t overly familiar with Gelhardt as a player but would have no

objections to him heading to Ibrox if he were the man to find form in front of goal.

I’m out covering Scottish football, so my focus is on that.

“That’s why we have all these guys; there are scouts all across the country watching other leagues and players,

and if his name comes up, we need a striker.

“You talk about leading the line, but I believe we only need someone who can put the ball in the back of the net.

“Under Clement, he’s showed he’s highly organized, from back to midfield,

but it’s the business end; the business end is the final third,

and we need somebody who can put the ball in the back of the net,

and if that youngster can do that then bring him to the club I would love it.

if you will. I don’t know anything about him,

which is why these guys get paid to travel across the country looking for these small jewels.”

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