Rangers transfer news: Club busy with attempt to take Sam Lammers from Ibrox in January window.

On January 9 (3.02 pm update), the Dutch publication announced via their transfer live-blog that the struggling Ibrox forward’s possible departure had been “confirmed by several sources.” Lammers is available because of a “plenty of attackers” on the Light Blues roster, as Fabio Silva has already joined on loan from Wolves in the New Year.

Lammers is available because of a “plenty of attackers” on the Light Blues roster, as Fabio Silva has already joined on loan from Wolves in the New Year. The 26-year-old Lammers, who was brought in from Atalanta as part of Michael Beale’s disastrous summer makeover, has only scored twice this season after failing to adjust, therefore Philippe Clement will be stepping up his offensive this month.

Result

The best result this month would be a permanent departure where Rangers managed to recoup a respectable portion of their £3.5 million investment [Daily Record, June 15]. However, such a development in the middle of the season will always be difficult.

In any case, the club and the player believe that a transfer of some kind is currently the only solution to address the Dutchman’s challenging Gers career. When Clement replaced Beale, he had incredible faith in the former Atalanta player. However, too frequently, the attacker was left out of the action and has since been mostly benched.

With Danilo injured, Kemar Roofe never off the treatment table for long, and Cyriel Dessers also struggling, although to a lesser extent than Lammers, the Rangers boss needs to improve his front line this month if he is going to mount a title challenge.

Although Silva, a young Portuguese player, is a starter, the team undoubtedly wants another reliable number nine who can carry the scoring load for the remainder of the season.

Although Lawrence Shankland has been hailed as the perfect answer, it might not be financially feasible to get him from Hearts. At the very least, a Lammers loan out should reduce the wage bill, and he would be able to return to the Eredivisie with FC Utrecth, where he last excelled in front of goal, scoring 16 league goals for Herenveen in the 2018–19 campaign.

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