Glasgow Rangers managed to place 4 targets previous fourth-tier aspect Dumbarton of their Scottish Cup fourth-round conflict on the weekend, however it might have been extra for Philippe Clement‘s aspect.
The Ibrox supervisor can have been happy with the professionalism proven by his group, whereas a couple of gamers managed to safe some much-needed minutes following current damage issues, most notably Ryan Jack and Borna Barisic.
Amongst these on the scoresheet was Cyriel Dessers, who netted his tenth aim of the season within the 4-1 victory towards the Sons.
He has netted a aim roughly as soon as each three video games since becoming a member of the Ibrox aspect final summer time and on the floor, that may be a respectable sufficient statistic, but he has missed 11 massive probabilities in entrance of aim and his performances have been poor all through the marketing campaign.
With the switch window closing subsequent week, Clement doesn’t have lengthy so as to add one other striker who may very well be an improve on the Nigerian. Listed below are three forwards who might arrive on the Mild Blues this month and change Dessers within the beginning XI.
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Tommy Conway
First up is the newest identify to be linked with a transfer to the Gers. In response to Soccer Insider, Clement is reportedly monitoring the Bristol Metropolis striker forward of probably making a transfer for the teenager in the course of the winter window.
They face competitors from Previous Agency rivals Celtic together with the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, and Brentford for the Metropolis hitman as he has clearly attracted loads of consideration attributable to his performances.
Having lately scored the winner towards West Ham United of their FA Cup replay – being dubbed “scientific” by Statman Dave within the course of – Conway has proven he can shine towards the elite and this may occasionally tempt Clement right into a transfer.
Though he has two targets much less than Dessers this season, he has missed solely 5 massive probabilities within the Championship, which is six lower than the Gers striker and it proves he’s extra correct in entrance of aim.
The 6 foot 1 machine is just 21 and is eight years youthful than the previous Feyenoord frontman, which suggests his finest years are nonetheless to come back and this might very nicely tempt the Belgian into luring him to Scotland sooner fairly than later.
He’s not the one striker who has been linked with a transfer to Rangers as a doable Dessers alternative nonetheless as the following identify on the record is from near house…
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Lawrence Shankland
Maybe the participant who has been talked about probably the most with regards to leaving their present membership to affix the Mild Blues, Lawrence Shankland is a scorching commodity proper now.
In response to Soccer Insider, the Gers may very well be seeking to deliver the Scot to Glasgow this month within the hope that he can proceed his beautiful goalscoring kind that has seen him shine at Hearts for the reason that begin of final season.
He might price round £3m probably and whereas this doesn’t seem a lot on the floor, Shankland can be 29 this 12 months and paying that type of cash for a participant with little to no resale worth may very well be a mistake.
Within the brief time period, nonetheless, he could be an improve on Dessers. Certainly, this season, Shankland has netted extra targets (18 vs ten), together with registering extra photographs per sport (3.6 vs 2.9), extra profitable dribbles per sport (0.9 vs 0.4) and a greater scoring frequency (a aim each 145 minutes vs a aim each 187 minutes) and these statistics present that the 28-year-old might rating extra often in Scotland than Dessers.
Former Rangers icon Barry Ferguson even claimed that the Hearts striker could be a great match for the membership, saying: “Let’s begin with Lawrence Shankland who catches my eye each time I see him play for Hearts.
“This man has improved his sport to such an extent during the last couple of years that I’m shocked he’s not been snapped up already however, watching him on Wednesday, I noticed a ready-made Rangers centre ahead.”
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A transfer to Rangers might see the previous Dundee United gem play in Europe and problem for trophies. If a transfer was to be made, he might discover it very arduous to show down, that’s for positive.
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Emmanuel Dennis
The ultimate identify on the record is one which Clement is aware of very nicely throughout his spell with Membership Brugge, as Emmanuel Dennis has been linked with a transfer in the course of the present switch window.
Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri confirmed earlier this month that the Gers had been supplied the participant, saying: “Emmanuel Dennis has been proposed to the membership however there hasn’t been an official strategy as of now. I can verify the participant’s curiosity for Rangers although.”
The Nigerian scored ten targets in 46 video games below Clement at Membership Brugge, netting towards the likes of Actual Madrid within the Champions League and Manchester United within the Europa League throughout his stint in Belgium.
This clearly proves he has what it takes to attain towards the very elite and whereas his kind this time period is hardly prolific, his capability to play throughout a couple of positions might enchantment to Clement.
Certainly, the 26-year-old can function on both the left or proper wing in addition to by the center and he has even been identified to play simply off the primary striker throughout his profession.
A transfer to the Mild Blues might see him reunite with the 49-year-old and this can be what Dennis requires with a purpose to begin acting at his finest once more.
These three gamers would all supply one thing totally different for Clement as he goals to strengthen his squad, however it stays to be seen whether or not the membership handle to deliver any of them to Scotland within the coming days.
If the previous AS Monaco coach needs so as to add extra trophies to the League Cup that was secured final month, a minimum of one different centre-forward will have to be signed and this might nicely be the primary focus earlier than the switch window slams shut subsequent week.