Rangers face a horror repeat of Jelavic at Ibrox

Glasgow Rangers boss Philip Clement It looks like he has been given the opportunity to use the January transfer window to turn around the Ibrox club’s fortunes this season.

Football Insider reported The Belgian coach has “bought” himself some relief from the pressures on his position at Rangers with the team’s recent performance domestically and in Europe.

Same port claimedIn November, such pressure was mounting on Clement that the board were willing to give him until the League Cup Final to show enough to give him more time.

Since that report, the club’s only loss in eight matches came on penalties to Celtic in Sunday’s League Cup final, a 3-3 draw in normal time, which came just days after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with the Premier League. Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur.

The Gers are still 11 points behind the Hoops in the league Scottish Premier League table and failed to win the cup final, but their recent performance was enough to convince the board that Clement deserved more time.

The one thing he and Nils Koben will have to work hard to avoid is losing out on any of their key stars in the January transfer window, amid reported interest in one of their best players.

The English Premier League’s interest in the Rangers star

According to the website of The Boot Room, the English Premier League club Everton are showing a strong interest in Rangers striker Hamza Igamane Before next month.

It states that the futures of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto at Goodison Park are in doubt and they could be in the market for a new striker, whether that is in January or next summer.

The report claims that scouts from the Merseyside club were present to watch the in-form Moroccan striker in a match against Tottenham in the Europa League last week.

Igamane scored the opening goal of the match, finishing off a volley from James Tavernier’s cross, and perhaps impressed the scouts watching from the stands.

The Toffees appear to be the favorites to be interested in a summer signing from FAR Rabat, but they are far from the only team eyeing the 22-year-old star.

This is the latest report It reveals that Premier League sides West Ham United, Bournemouth, Brentford, Fulham and Newcastle United are also scouting the young gem, along with European sides Lille, Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta.

Rangers, amid interest from a host of clubs across Europe, are now in danger of a horrific repeat of the time they lost Nikica Jelavic during the January transfer window.

How much did Rangers sell Nikica Jelavic for?

At the start of 2012, Premier League side Everton rushed to sign the 26-year-old Croatian striker on a permanent basis. A fee of £5.5 million18 months after his move to Ibrox from Rapid Vienna in the summer of 2010.

It was reported that it was sold Club key Being able to raise money to make other deals, but they lost their star player and main goalscorer in the process.

Jelavic was a star throughout his time at Glasgow and enjoyed great success in the 2010/11 season, making an impressive return. 19 goals and eight assists In 27 matches in all competitions.

The Croatian international, who scored 16 goals in 23 matches in the Scottish Premier League, demonstrated his ability to lead the line effectively, by scoring goals and assisting goals on a regular basis for the Light Blues team after joining from Rapid Vienna.

His performances helped the Gers achieve this Winning the Premier League title And the League Cup, which indicates that he was a decisive player who contributed to success on the field.

Jelavic followed that up with an eye-catching comeback 17 goals and six assists In 28 matches during the first half of the 2011-12 season, he scored 14 goals and four assists in 22 league matches.

Despite being in the thick of the title race, Rangers chose to take advantage when Everton came calling and they ended up finishing the game off. Second in the league20 points behind Celtic.

Meanwhile, Jelavic continued to score 11 goals in 16 matches For the Toffees, including nine in 13 Premier League matches, in the second half of the season.

Why could Hamza Ighamani be Nikica Jelavic 2.0?

Clement and Koben should avoid selling Igamane to Everton in January as it could have a similar impact on the club’s chances of success in the second half of the season.

The Moroccan has not scored goals consistently over the past 18 months, as Jelavic did for the German side at the start of 2012, but the player’s form over the summer suggests he will be key to any push for silverware in 2025.

In his country Last six matches For the Scottish giants, the 22-year-old forward has scored five goals and two assists in all competitions, while being deployed either at centre-forward or as a left winger.

The young gem that was recently Described as “wonderful” By team-mate Leon Balogun was unfortunate not to contribute to Rangers’ title success on Sunday, as he was directly involved in two of the three goals in the 3-3 draw with Celtic before losing on penalties – his strike forcing Kasper Schmeichel to score twice. He blocked the ball from Nadeem Bajrami and crossed to allow Mohamed Diomandi to score.

As you can see in the table above, Igamane has been incredibly productive in Europe for the Light Blues this season, contributing five direct goals in two starts in the competition.

He has shown his ability at the top of the pitch domestically and in Europe and is the player in form at the club at the moment, which is why several European teams are interested in potentially pouncing for his services in January.

However, Rangers must show ambition to win silverware in the second half of the season, and avoid losing their star striker to Everton, as they did with Jelavic in 2012.