Rangers was always likely to have a quiet winter window.
Due to financial constraints, Rangers were only able to bring in Rafael Fernandes on loan and Lyall Cameron, who was out of contract, because they could not pay the £2.5 million needed for Marko Soldo of NK Osijek.
Instead of searching the market for temporary fixes, Rangers are planning for the long term and putting money aside for the summer.
At least for this season, the crown is gone, but there is yet hope for redemption in 2025–2026. Rangers acquired Hamza Igamane, Jefte, and Connor Barron with an eye on future success, as CEO Patrick Stewart and technical director Nils Koppen clarified.
This group also includes Clinton Nsiala, Cameron, and Fernandes, who are all between the ages of 21 and 22. Next term, Findlay Curtis, Paul Nsio, and especially 18-year-old Bailey Rice, are anticipated to play larger roles.
In order to give Rice a larger role in their first-team preparations, Rangers let Kieran Dowell go, Clement even acknowledged.
Nicolo Bertola, a center-back for Spezia, was reportedly being pursued by Rangers during the last week of the transfer window.
Rangers join the race for Nicolo Bertola, and Spezia breaks the hush. Bertola is the most recent young, attractive player to get Koppen’s attention.
He is an Italy Under-21 international. And when the deadline passed on Monday and Bertola was still available to the Aquilotti, there would have been a huge breath of relief at the Stadio Alberto Picco, as Spezia is currently in third place in Serie B and is in a strong position to return to Italy’s top division.
Stefano Melissano, the sporting director, has spoken out regarding the defender’s future, although he maintains that there was never a real expectation that Bertola would go. Melissano tells La Nazione, “There has never been any real interest in him.”
We wish to safeguard our technical project, thus it won’t be an issue for us. “It was unimaginable to take a player away from this group, so Bertola would have stayed with us [on loan] even if he were sold.”
On the other hand, Spezia has just lost the opportunity to sell the academy graduate for any kind of price because Bertola’s contract is set to expire in the summer.
It’s possible that Rangers, Inter Milan, and Bertola’s expanding fan base always intended to make their moves later on since they knew the 6′ 4in giant may soon be available on a free transfer.
Rangers can defeat Inter Milan and Napoli with the aid of first-team football.
Of course, Rangers may have an uphill battle because Scudetto winners Inter are already in the running. Napoli, the league leaders, have also been mentioned.
Despite a lot of interest from other teams, the Glasgow giants were able to persuade players like Igamane, Nsiala, and Rafael Fernandes to sign a contract because a move to Ibrox would give them a real chance of playing regular, first-team games. something that Napoli and Inter might not be able to supply.
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