Why Couhaib Driouech apparently failed his Rangers medical

Rangers had looked set to announce the signing of Couhaib Driouech from PSV Eindhoven.

The Gers have been in desperate need of attacking reinforcements after a poor start to the season.

Daisuke Yokota has already come in, but Derek McInnes isn't done there.

The Moroccan had emerged as a real target and was accelerating towards a done deal.

He looked set to come in at Ibrox after two years as a regular in the Eredivisie.

A move is now off the cards for Driouech after his medical failed, here's why.

Rangers unwilling to sign Couhaib Driouech after medical

The 24-year-old looked increasingly to become a Gers player in the coming days.

That came after he was spotted in the stands as the Light Blues fell to a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Jagiellonia on Thursday.

All that waited ahead of him was a medical before signing in G51, but that is now off the table.

Chris Jack reported on Friday that Rangers will not sign Driouech due to injury, despite terms being agreed.

The problem was flagged during his medical and has seen the deal called off as McInnes only wants players who can feature immediately after signing.

What's next for Rangers in the transfer window?

It will come as a massive frustration that a deal for the Morocco youth international has fallen through.

Spending £7m on an attacker represented an element of hope after a poor start to the campaign.

The only plus point is that those funds will reportedly be utilised on further signings.

The above report from Jack suggests that the fee for Driouech will be diverted elsewhere, while Jack Penrice and Kevin Kelsy are moving closer to Ibrox moves.

It will now be intriguing to see how McInnes and Co. pivot after turning the PSV man away at the last second.