Rangers transfer news as Leeds United attacker Joe Gelhardt wanted at Ibrox in January
Although Philippe Clement has already added Fabio Silva to his strike force on loan from Wolves this month, it was widely anticipated that he would look to further bolster his group.
Kemar Roofe struggles to keep healthy, Sam Lammers and Cyriel Dessers have struggled since joining in the summer, and Danilo is sidelined for an extended period of time due to injury.
Gelhardt looked primed to be the next breakout star at Elland Road two years ago but has seen his progression stall after falling down the pecking order.
The 21-year-old has only made six league appearances in the English Championship this term, and has seen just a handful of minutes in the division since August.
He appears to require a transfer to gain regular playing time, and on the one hand, a loan move would make a lot of sense for Rangers, who are in need of offensive reinforcements.
Similar to Silva, though, he is not a pure number nine and has only scored five goals as a senior in his brief career. He has also not been particularly effective in front of goal.
He certainly has talent and an opportunity at Ibrox could be exactly what he needs after a frustrating past season and a half, but he won’t necessarily be the double-digit goal-scorer that this side looks like it needs.
It may be assumed that he is seen as a support option for Dessers given that his loan move to Sunderland last season proved difficult following the immediate absence of Ross Stewart, who he was supposed to assist in attack.
Rangers will probably need to be inventive this month to strengthen the attack since Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland is receiving so much attention that anyone without the same track record of success scoring goals would be viewed as an inappropriate substitute.In other Rangers news, this month’s Ibrox acquisition of an international player has been pushed by a Premier League team.
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