According to Voet Balk Rant, Rangers are interested in signing Hammarby defender Nathaniel Adjei in a deal of up to £2.6 million.
The Belgian newspaper stated on its website on Tuesday (21 November) that the Light Blues are interested in the 21-year-old centre-back, with Celtic, Anderlecht, and a number of Championship clubs also keeping an eye on him.Standard Liege is another club interested in signing the Ghanaian defender, but the Belgian club is unlikely to be able to afford the transfer fee required to persuade Hammarby to part ways with Adjei, with the report estimating a value of between £2.6 and £3.5 million.
Anderlecht are keen to recruit the defender to provide a replacement for Jan Vertonghen and Zeno Debast with Adjei a target because of his ability to cover both at centre-back and full-back.
Philippe Clement has had an excellent start to life in Glasgow, with Rangers going from strength to strength under the management of the Belgian as the Light Blues currently remain unbeaten in both the Scottish Premiership and the Europa League.But with the January transfer window on the horizon, the Gers are keen to add to their squad in an effort to help Clement in his quest to catch Celtic in the hunt for the Scottish Premiership title and Adjei may present a sensible addition to the side.
The 21-year-old played 21 times for Hammarby in Sweden this season, starting 16 of those matches and his purchase would represent more of a plan for the future, as opposed to an immediate fix to Rangers’ backline straight away in January.
In recent weeks, Connor Goldson and Leon Balogun have impressed at the heart of Clement’s defence, with Ben Davies and John Souttar waiting in the wings for the opportunity to return to the starting XI. It feels as though Rangers would be more keen to invest in attacking areas this January, rather than spend a few million pounds on another defender.
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