Jose Mourinho urged ‘hurry up and sign’ Rangers’ £7m Europa League hero for Fenerbahce

The very best talent in the Scottish Premiership – even those under contract at domestic powerhouses Rangers and Celtic – do not tend to stick around for long.

And, shortly after Philippe Clement admitted that Rangers would struggle to meet Wolfsburg’s reported £7 million price-tag required to turn Vaclav Cerny’s loan deal into a permanent transfer, the Czech Republic international spoke out about the ‘other options’ he expected to appear.

Cerny’s point was that, as long as he finished his time at Ibrox with a healthy return in the goals and assists charts, there would be plenty of clubs willing to take a chance on him in the summer transfer window.

Cerny is loving life at Rangers.

But not enough, perhaps, for a player with lofty ambitions in both the club and the international game to turn down a second stab at one of the major leagues in European football. And, maybe, Champions League action.

Fenerbahce urged to sign Vaclav Cerny after Rangers loan

Vaclav Cerny terrorised Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce over two legs. His brace in Istanbul helped ensure that Rangers will face Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals of the Europa League next month.

And, while much was made pre-match about the strength of Fenerbahce’s squad in comparison to that of their last-16 opponents, Turkish pundit Sercan Hamzaolu clearly feels there is at least one member of Barry Ferguson’s roster who would walk into Mourinho’s XI.

“Fenerbahce should hurry up and sign Vaclav Cerny,” Sercan Hamzaolu said after watching the former Ajax starlet wreak havoc in the opening 45 minutes at Ibrox, mustering the most shots of any Rangers player with eight from his more central role.

“He is an effective and fast winger who has been sought after for years. His market value is eight to nine million euros.”