Rangers determined to keep Emmanuel Fernandez for another season as future exit on cards
Rangers hope to keep Emmanuel Fernandez at least for one more season ahead of the upcoming transfer window.
Chris Jack shares on 18 March that while a few top teams have been linked with the centre-back in recent months, the Gers are determined to hold on to him for now.
Although the journalist believes it’s unlikely that the Light Blues will be able to delay the defender’s exit for the length of his current contract, which runs until 2029 with an option for a further year.
Fernandez’s sale at Ibrox will surely bring in a hefty profit for the Glaswegian outfit and his situation in G51 will certainly be worth watching closely.
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Club Brugge enquiry says everything about Emmanuel Fernandez at Rangers
When Russell Martin took charge of his first game at Ibrox against Club Brugge in a friendly last summer, Fernandez played the last 30 minutes of the 2-2 draw.
After seeing the centre-back in action for half an hour, the Jupiler Pro League outfit enquired about him, according to The Rangers Review.
It goes to show that the 24-year-old has always been an impressive talent at Ibrox, but he needed consistent opportunities to prove his worth.
Fernandez has now become a mainstay in Danny Rohl’s backline and will undoubtedly be a key player in the final stretch of the season to try and win the William Hill Premiership title for the Gers.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen were linked with a move for the imposing defender in the winter transfer window and it wouldn’t be surprising to see top teams expressing interest in him in the summer.
Danny Rohl has clear summer transfer priority at Ibrox
Peterborough United chief Barry Fry expects Fernandez to possibly bring in around £40million from his future sale at Rangers.
If the Gers are presented with a significant offer for the defender, it would be a no-brainer for them to cash in on him.
Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises will hope to build a sustainable player-trading model at Ibrox, but the centre-back’s exit would leave the Light Blues short on options at the back.
Nasser Djiga and Derek Cornelius will return to their parent clubs at the end of the season and Rohl has a clear transfer priority that will likely need to be addressed regardless of Fernandez’s future.
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