CEO says one-time Rangers target now costs £34m amid Mo Salah comparisons
Albert Gudmundsson could have cost Rangers £1 million two years ago, but is now valued at closer to £40 million by Genoa, which is fending off interest from a number of rival Serie A clubs.
Rangers have the potential to form a strong team with the players they may have secured throughout recent transfer windows. Jarrad Branthwaite, who was a target for Ibrox as a youth at Carlisle United, might be the next £100 million Premier League acquisition after a successful season at Everton.
Pablo Torre is a vital player for Girona as they aim to replicate Leicester’s success in La Liga. Meanwhile, Andres Skov Olsen continues to excel in Belgium.
Albert Gudmundsson, who was linked with Rangers in mid-2021/22, has had his price tag climb from £1 million to £34 million following a fantastic start in Serie A with Genoa.
Rangers could have had Albert Gudmundsson for £1 million
“For Albert, we received an offer three days before the transfer window closed last month. Fiorentina contacted and informed me that they wanted the Icelander. Andres Blazquez, CEO of Genoa, informs Tuttomercatoweb that the club would not accept offers for the player.
“I told Fiorentina, ‘I’ll give you a price so you understand we don’t want to sell him.'” Forty million’. An offer arrived, and it took me three minutes to decline. I thanked them for their offer but rejected.
Gudmundsson was a talented if inconsistent forward plying his trade at AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie when those Rangers
rumours emerged two years ago. Flash forward to February 2024 and, with nine to his name and 11 across all competitions, the late-blooming Iceland international is fourth in Serie A’s Golden Boot standings.
1-goal star earning Salah comparisons
Blazquez compares Gudmundsson’s impressive performance at Genoa to Mo Salah’s tenure at Roma, stating that Fiorentina placed a high priority on Albert.
“He approached me and informed me that they had offered him an important offer and asked what he felt about it. I said, “You are too important for us to sell you right now.” We cannot sell you. For us, you make the difference between reaching the top ten and not making it.
“You are a very important player for us, and I can’t give you away.”
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