Rangers have been linked with a loan move for Stuttgart’s Algerian international winger Badredine Bouanani, showing that the club is still pursuing an option for that key position.
Rangers are said to have dropped out of the race to land Bouanani, as have Schalke, with French side Strasbourg closing in on a short-term deal for the 21-year-old.
The point is that it’s encouraging that the club is still targeting a quality option for the key right-wing position, especially as it’s looking less likely that Amario Cozier-Duberry will be making his way to Glasgow.
The player has signed a contract extension with Brighton, and has been tipped to land a Championship loan move.
Middlesbrough are close to completing a deal for Cozier-Duberry.
After Rangers failed miserably in Europe, there will be a knock-on effect in terms of the attraction for clubs’ to send their players to Ibrox, and also the remaining budget for this window (and January) will be reassessed.
Rangers targeting new signing for right-wing
Badredine Bouanani featured for Nice against Rangers in the Europa League two seasons ago on the night of the landmark 4-1 win for Phillipe Clement.
The door is closing on Rangers’ chances of landing the Algerian, but another looks set to open.
With two days of the Scottish transfer window remaining, another right-winger appears to be the missing piece in the jigsaw for Derek McInnes.
Bouanani is another example of a left-footed right-winger, as is the preference of the Rangers boss.
Any new signing would be competing with Daisuke Yokota for a place on the right-hand side, while Findlay Curtis showed on Sunday that he can perform on that side.
Beyond the Kevin Kelsy signing, this appears to be the main sub-plot heading into the end of the transfer window for Rangers.
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