Gers secure £4m striker for January, it was a close call

Rangers injury list is one that doesn’t need any extra interference so, when Cyriel Dessers was out on stand-by to join Nigeria, Philippe Clement would have been sweating.

The Super Eagles looked to Terem Moffi first, but they had to wait for Nice to approve their move.
This intriguing rule gives clubs the authority to make further calls-ups after the official squads are announced. Rangers might have taken use of this loophole to sign Cyriel Dessers after he was placed on stand-by.

Rangers can count on Cyriel Dessers for title charge

It would take a lot of bad luck for Nigeria to be contacted by Dessers right now, as countries are permitted to call up fresh players up to 24 hours prior to their first tournament match.

Nice has exerted pressure on Moffi and insisted that their striker be available for their match against Rennes this coming Saturday.

This implies that he will miss the opportunity to play with former Gers stars Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo in the Super Eagles’ opening match against Equatorial Guinea.

After the winter break, Rangers will at least be able to rely on Fabio Silva and Cyriel Dessers, if there are no more injuries to add to those of Danilo and Kemar Roofe.

Since joining from Serie A, the £4.5 million summer acquisition has, to put it mildly, been hit or miss. He will be hoping that more game-winning performances occur rather than ones where fantastic opportunities are lost.

When he plays well, he has the potential to replace Alfredo Morelos as a striker; when he plays poorly, as we seen at Parkhead, he is practically a man down.

Although there aren’t many names being mentioned, it would still be shocking if manager Philippe Clement didn’t bring another forward to Ibrox this month.

In contrast to his predecessor in the Ibrox hot seat, the large Belgian plays the cards much closer to his breast. Hopefully, he also has more luck identifying a striker.

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