Vaclav Cerny scored for Besiktas on Monday night in their 6-2 win over Corum, making any potential deal for the winger even more expensive.
The prospects of a Rangers return for Cerny this week seem unlikely at best, due to the prohibitive cost.
This is a player in form for Besiktas, starting games and scoring goals. Why would they part with him for anything less than a relatively big offer?
Then there’s his significant salary on top.
Talk of a £7 million bid plus conflicting reports of an on/off deal have rumbled on in Turkey this week, but the sooner there’s closure, the better.
Read Rangers just can’t see this one happening, echoing what was relayed from the informed Rangers Review yesterday when the Cerny link was played down.
Rangers still in hunt for winger ahead of Scottish transfer deadline
Rangers are still in for a wide man, with Amario Cozier-Duberry on the radar.
That is one to watch, with the Premier League transfer window closing at 11pm tonight, allowing Scottish clubs to assess what options are available down south.
While Vaclav Cerny opened the scoring last night in Istanbul, he wasn’t the only former Ranger to bag a goal.
What about this piledriver from Mo Diomande for Corum.
Why didn’t he do that for Rangers I hear you say? If you think back, there was an early long-range effort, but his strikes were few and far between.
It appears that Diomande doesn’t have the technical ability to do that on a consistent basis, but maybe something will change in a less intense football environment in provincial Turkey.
He didn’t push on as intended at Rangers, with the sale coming at the right time for the club.
