Rangers table bid to sign Bright Osayi-Samuel
Rangers have launched their first bid to sign Fenerbahce winger Bright Osayi-Samuel this summer.
According to Talha Arslan, the Bears are looking to beat fierce rivals Celtic to the former Queens Park Rangers speedster.
Previous reports from Fanatik suggested that the Nigerian would only cost £2.6million this summer for any interested parties.
Writing on his personal Twitter account, Arslan shared the latest update after reporting interest from the Old Firm.
The Gers are the first to make their move, with “formal” contact being made with three weeks left in the window.
“Glasgow Rangers begin formal bids for Bright Osayi-Samuel,” he wrote.
Needed.
If this week has proved anything, it is that we may be short out wide in the final third moving forward.
Ryan Kent is the only out-and-out winger in the squad, with Scott Wright, Joe Aribo and Ianis Hagi all preferring to play centrally.
Osayi-Samuel has struggled in Turkey since moving away from England, and the chance to return to the United Kingdom could be the perfect move.
The winger has been described as “electric” in the past and could add real pace either side of Alfredo Morelos.
Steven Gerrard will want reinforcements, and it could depend on the outcome of tomorrow’s clash against Malmo.
There are huge financial implications on the Champions League qualifiers, and it could result in outgoings rather than incomings, time will tell.
Beating Celtic to this signing would be another statement, and it is time to
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