Colombian football journalist Pipe Sierra is back with a bold claim about Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos, suggesting the Ibrox striker has been the subject of an £18.3m (€20m) bid from Lille.
The WinSportsTV journalist – who is followed by Morelos’ agent Michael Gorman on Twitter – also claims that Serie A Fiorentina and Premier League West Brom have made their interest “official”.
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Sierra’s claims come about a month after the journalist previously claimed Morelos had “formally requested” to leave Ibrox in late August.
Even back then Sierra had claimed Lille had launched the £18m bid but as we have seen in the proceeding weeks that this didn’t come to fruition.
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In these new claims, Sierra says he has had it “confirmed” that Lille have made the £18.3m bid and is adamant Rangers have not yet “rejected” it.
Given the history with Sierra Rangers fans might be inclined to take these claims with a pinch of salt but they also come after a senior Lille figure dropped a fresh transfer hint over the weekend.
“Right now I’m focused on preparing the matches and the competitions we’re competing in,” said Lille boss Christophe Galtier, as quoted by the Daily Record.
“October 5 [deadline day] is still a long way away in my eyes, we have three matches before then.
“I’m focused on what to do with my current squad. I’m sure the president and Luis (Campos) (director of football) are working and any outgoings will be matched by arrivals.
“It’s fine that I’m not kept in the loop, I’m focused on the matches and it doesn’t affect my decisions.”
Alfredo Morelos, 24, returned to the starting line-up for Rangers this weekend as the Ibrox club stumbled to a 2-2 draw with Hibs in Edinburgh.
