Rangers considered a move for last season’s Russian Premier League top goalscorer Gamid Agalarov before his summer move to Akhmat Grozny.
According to the player’s agent, Rangers sporting director Ross Wilson was in close discussions with the Russian club all summer long before the Gers eventually plunged for PAOK forward Antonio Colak.
Russian agent Jamal Akaev claims Rangers were considering a move for Gamid Agalarov after the striker wound up last season’s Russian Premier League top goalscorer.
The Russian striker netted 19 goals for the club last season and as a result eventually earned a £3.1m summer move to RPL rivals Akhmat Grozny.
However, had things been different Gamid Agalarov might be turning out for Rangers this season as his agent explains the Ibrox club’s interest.
Rangers had major interest in Gamid Agalarov
“From February onwards, Glasgow Rangers were extremely interested in signing Gamid,” said Akaev [Glasgow Times].
“The club continued to show interest after those events in Ukraine. I have a good relationship with their sporting director Ross Wilson. But It didn’t happen.
“Rangers have a Polish scout in Eastern Europe and he watched all of Gamid’s matches and asked me for his details.
“But they weren’t able to put together a concrete proposal and Rangers signed another striker instead.”
The other striker Rangers opted to sign was Antonio Colak and the big Croatian has been a revelation so far at the club, netting 13 goals in his opening 18 Rangers games.
Conversely, Gamid Agalarov has only netted one goal for his new club even if the Russian striker boasts a record of a goal per game with the nation’s U21s.
Rangers’ interest also came amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has seen the country and its clubs banned from performing in official UEFA tournaments.
Meanwhile, one ex-Rangers star was involved in an on-pitch brawl with his new club in a six-goal thriller than saw four men sent off.
