HE HAS MASSIVE POTENTIALS – Rangers legend hip praises on £4 million star player
HE HAS MASSIVE POTENTIALS – Rangers legend hip praises on £4 million star player
Rangers star Kris Boyd feels Lens’ £4 million fee for Oscar Cortes demonstrates
the Colombian’s ‘talent’ as the forward seeks to make his mark on the Scottish Premiership rivals.
Rangers brought three players to Glasgow during the January transfer window,
with Oscar Cortes joining Fabio Silva and Mohamed Diomande on deadline day.
The Ligue 1 loanee is possibly the most fascinating.
It’s only been a few months since RC Lens,
a club with a track record of signing rough diamonds and turning them into polished gems,
committed £4 million to bring Cortes to France.
And, while the teenager only appeared in a few Ligue 1 games during the first half of the season,
Boyd believes the fact that he was signed by a club that discovered Cheick Doucoure, Lois Openda, Kevin Danso,
and others is proof enough of his ‘talent’.
Rangers signs Oscar Cortes on loan from Lens.
“(Rangers manager Philippe) Clement will probably be 90% satisfied with his work in the window,”
the former Ibrox striker tells the Scottish Sun. “Mohamed Diomande appears to be a good signing,
while Oscar Cortes provides another attacking option.
“The Colombian kid will need time to adjust. But (Cortes) definitely has promise, considering RC Lens paid £4 million for him last summer.
Cortes scored six goals and assisted three others in his final 19 games for Millionaires in Colombia.
The right-footed forward’s quick pace and power-packed shoots could help offset the loss of Abdallah Sima,
who is out for the foreseeable future due to an injury sustained while playing in the African Cup of Nations.
Philippe Clement is short of strikers.
If there is one area of the Rangers squad that appears to be lacking in numbers, it is at centre-forward,
where the revitalized Cyriel Dessers is currently carrying the can alone.
“Fabio Silva was in the building early and, while he can play as a number nine,
Rangers are still light in that area,” Boyd goes on to say. “With Danilo, Kemar Roofe,
and Abdallah Sima injured, Cyriel Dessers will have a lot of pressure.
“That is one area Clement could have done with strengthening.”
Rangers will host Livingston at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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