Glasgow Rangers could potentially find a solution to their centre-forward problem at Ibrox in the form of Denis Undav, following speculation surrounding the striker.
What’s the word?
The Daily Record have speculated that the 26-year-old could potentially emerge as a target for Rangers ahead of the January transfer window, with the 5 foot 10 ace ‘likely’ to be on manager Michael Beale’s ‘radar’.
The new Gers boss has seemingly kept a close eye on the clinical marksman in recent times, with the Englishman’s former club believed to be one of those who are keeping tabs on the Brighton man.
While Undav – who only arrived at the Amex this summer after sealing a £6m switch earlier this year – still has three-and-a-half years left to run on his existing deal, the report suggests that a loan move could seemingly be a possibility in the New Year.
Solve Rangers’ big issue
A notable issue for the aforementioned Beale at present is the form of contract rebel, Alfredo Morelos, with the Colombian hotshot having scored just three goals in 19 games in all competitions so far this season.
The 26-year-old – who was dropped earlier this season by former boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst due to concerns over his fitness and attitude – is facing an uncertain future in Glasgow with just six months remaining on his current contract, ensuring he could sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club at the start of next month.
The latest suggestion is that the Light Blues have failed to come to an agreement regarding a new long-term extension for the polarising asset – with the 11-cap brute having demanded a salary of around £45k per week – with an exit now looking like a very real possibility.
That fact should well ensure that the Scottish giants are in need of another centre-forward addition to compete with the league’s top scorer, Antonio Colak, with the aforementioned Undav no doubt a fine option for the second half of the campaign.
While the £20k-per-week man has started just one game for Roberto De Zerbi’s side this season – scoring only once in that time – the ruthless asset has previously proven prolific throughout his career, notably scoring 45 times and laying on 18 assists in just 70 games for former club Union Saint-Gilloise.
That stunning stint in Belgium saw the Achim-born sensation notably net 27 goals and register 13 assists in just 41 games during the 2021/22 campaign, while his overall club career tally stands at a respectable haul of 116 goals in 243 games following previous stints in the lower divisions in Germany.
That record corroborates the player’s own claim that he can simply “score from everywhere”, with such an addition potentially set to be the lift that Rangers are in need of in the quest to close the gap on rivals, Celtic.
