Emmanuel Dennis has officially re-joined former club Watford from Nottingham Forest after claims that the Premier League misfit was keen on a move to Rangers.
At the start of the month, reports coming out of Belgium appeared to suggest that a reunion between Philippe Clement and a player who thrived under his management at Club Brugge was a genuine possibility.
Emmanuel Dennis had fallen out of favour at Nottingham Forest, farmed out on loan to Istanbul Basaksehir in the summer. Reporter Sacha Tavolieri even went as far as to suggest that, while it appeared to be a case of Dennis being offered to Rangers rather than Rangers offering themselves to Dennis, the Nigeria international would have relished the chance to work alongside Clement again at Ibrox.
Rangers ignore Emmanuel Dennis chance
“Emmanuel Dennis has been proposed to the club,” Tavolieri wrote on X. “But there hasn’t been an official approach as of now.
“I can confirm the player’s interest for Rangers though.”
The link grew cold soon after that, however.
Whether Rangers rue not grabbing such an opportunity – Abdallah Sima ruled out with a ‘long-term’ injury – remains to be seen, Dennis reuniting not with his former boss but with his former club instead.
Back to where it began in England
Watford confirmed via their official website on Wednesday lunchtime that Dennis will once again by plying his trade in yellow and black, joining on loan from Nottingham Forest until the summer. And if the silky, left-sided forward can rediscover the form of his first spell at Vicarage Road – he scored 10 goals and set up six more in the 2021/22 Premier League campaign – a late charge for the Championship play-offs cannot be ruled out for Valerien Ismael’s side.
Rangers do appear to be closing in on a deal for Mohamed Diomande, however. The Nordsjaelland midfielder will reportedly arrive at Ibrox for around £4.5 million. Plenty of left-backs continue to be linked as well, though the chance of one arriving looks slim as long as Ridvan Yilmaz sticks around.
