Rangers target Danilho Doekhi set to leave, Dinamo not an option
Dinamo Zagreb have reportedly been ruled out of the race to sign Rangers target and Vitesse defender Danilho Doekhi in January.
According to Croatian media outlet 24 Sata, the 23-year-old is on his way out of the Dutch club this month.
Despite Zagreb being keen on his services, it’s understood that that’s not where he will be heading, with a move to Ibrox still on the cards.
The report read, “Dutch stopper Danilho Doekhi (23) will leave Vitesse this January, but will not continue his career at Dinamo.
“According to the latest information, Rangers are interested in him, and the defender himself said in an interview with the Dutch media that it is “Difficult to say no to a big club that has a good plan”.
Pre contract?
Doekhi, who has been labelled “tremendous” by Alex McLeish, seems hell-bent on wanting to leave in January, but a major stumbling block is his contract.
He’s only got six months left on his deal and will be available on a free in the summer.
Should Gers manage to sign John Souttar this month, making a move for Doekhi would make little sense.
They do need another centre-back but are in a good position to wait until the summer.
Any move for the Dutchman would possibly hinge on whether or not Souttar can arrive at Ibrox in the coming days.
However, with each passing day that is seemingly unlikely so it makes sense to accelerate efforts to sign Doekhi.
In other Rangers news, the club could sign a ‘Combative’ centre mid whose father was is an Ibrox icon.