Rangers forced to weigh January transfer decision as Celtic deal contributes in ‘bonafide’ Cyriel Dessers update

Rangers now have to weigh an exit for Cyriel Dessers against the lack of attacking alternatives currently at Ibrox, according to the Daily Record

On January 31,

the newspaper stated on its website that the Italian teams Hellas Verona and Torino are showing “genuine” interest in the Nigerian attacker.

And in reaction,

the former seem to have focused on the Gers striker after coming dangerously near to making a move for Adam Idah,

who is now on his way to Celtic;

the Norwich man is now on his way to Parkhead on a loan-to-buy agreement [Daily Record,

31 January].

However,

with Fabio Silva on loan and Abdallah Sima, Danilo,

and Kemar Roofe all sidelined at Ibrox due to injuries,

it means that “any deal to allow the 29-year-old to leave would be factored against the lack of attacking options at Rangers” should a bid for Dessers be received.

Unthinkable

Rangers’ desire to hold onto Dessers in the face of real transfer interest may have appeared absurd at times during the first few months of the season.

His difficulties since coming from Italy are widely known,

but as his colleagues are ruled out,

he seems to be rising to the occasion and taking the lead in the line.

Despite his lackluster influence,

Sam Lammers’ loan departure to FC Utrecht earlier in the window was not a huge setback.

However, with 12 goals and seven assists across all competitions so far this season,

Dessers may finally be improving.

Although he is not yet clinical enough,

Philippe Clement cannot possibly consider losing the only healthy number nine he has in the squad with less than 48 hours till the window closes.

As the January transfer market began,

having another striker to support him looked like the most obvious necessity.

It’s going to be dangerous enough if Clement leaves without adding a striker,

so losing what he has would be a huge risk.

It may seem unusual,

but offers are likely to be handled similarly to how a late approach for Jack Butland has been handled—that is, even if significant money was on offer,

there would be little time to spend it.

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