What Rangers must do next after Fares Ghedjemis transfer acknowledgement

Rangers are contemplating another transfer offer for Frosinone winger Fares Ghedjemis.

The Gers are being heavily linked with the left-footed attacker as Derek McInnes wants more quality out wide.

With Celtic also in the race for the Algeria international's signature, the Light Blues face competition to complete a deal.

The Ibrox hierarchy have made two bids for Ghedjemis so far, but have failed to convince Frosinone.

The Italian club are holding out for more after the 23-year-old scored 15 league goals last season to help them win promotion to the top flight.

With the Glaswegian outfit aware of the Serie A side's demands, they may have just one option left.

Where Rangers stand in Fares Ghedjemis race after outbidding Celtic

Frosinone have rejected an £8million bid for Ghedjemis from the Gers, with chief executive Jim Gillespie contemplating whether to return with an improved offer.

The Italian club has also turned Celtic away after they tabled a £6m bid.

According to the Daily Record on 5 August, the Light Blues "acknowledge" that the Serie A side are unlikely to accept anything less than £13m for the winger.

If the Govan side do meet Frosinone's valuation, it would make Ghedjemis their biggest incoming transfer.

For a player who has hardly played any top-flight football, committing such a significant sum on the Algerian forward wouldn't be wise for the Glaswegian outfit.

Daisuke Yokota has moved to Ibrox for an initial fee of £2.75m from Hannover 96 and the Gers should only spend heavily on a proven talent next.

Ibrox hierarchy have perfect alternative after Fares Ghedjemis transfer news

McInnes is desperate for quality out wide as Djeidi Gassama and Findlay Curtis have failed to make a mark at the start of the season.

The Scottish manager has been left with a dearth of options on the wings after Oliver Antman and Nedim Bajrami's exits.

If Andrew Cavenagh does have the finances to pull off a big-money move, he should focus on bringing Vaclav Cerny back to Ibrox.

The Czechia forward was the second-highest goalscorer for the Light Blues during the 2024-25 campaign and proved himself in the William Hill Premiership.

What the Glaswegian outfit should now do is try to negotiate a deal with Besiktas for Cerny, 28, instead of pushing for Ghedjemis' transfer.