Rangers reportedly look set to sign Albanian winger Eros Grezda NK Osijek.
If the deal goes through, alongside Borna Barisic, Grezda will be the second player to join from our Europa League Qualifying opponents. Nikola Katic is a third raid from the Balkan state with the centre back joining in the Summer from Bepulo.
With a reported fee of £2.7m, Grezda represents a decent outlay from Gerrard.
But don’t expect Mark Allen or Steven Gerrard to sanction a transfer they aren’t sure on. Especially one with such a lot of money involved.
These players must’ve been scouted thoroughly. All three of the Balkan players are internationals, and so far all of Gerrard’s signings have plugged a gap. Grezda would be Gerrard’s 13th signing and take spending to close to £10mn.
And Rangers might not be done there.
A move for England U21 cap Joe Worrall is reportedly still in the offing. here’s how Rangers might line up by the end of the window.
4-3-2-1 Wide
Gerrard stuck with one up top until Sunday’s match with Motherwell. It’s good to have flexibility, but this may be the preferred formation going forward. Here’s how we could run out from September.
GK – MCGREGOR/FODERINGHAM/ALNWICK
DR – TAVERNIER/FLANAGAN
DC – GOLDSON
DC – KATIC/WORRALL
DL – BARISIC/WALLACE
CDM – COULIBALY/ROSSITER/HALLIDAY
CM – JACK/MCCRORIE
CM – ARFIELD/EJARIA/DORRANS
RM – CANDEIAS/KENT
LM – GREZDA/MIDDLETON
ST – MORELOS/LAFFERTY/SADIQ
3-5-2
This also looks like a promising option for Gerrard – if they can sort the defence out in it. Rangers looked disorganised at the back with three, but would it improve with an actual CB in all of the three berths?
GK – MCGREGOR/FODERINGHAM/ALNWICK
DCR – WORRALL/FLANAGAN
DC – GOLDSON
DCL – KATIC
WBR – TAVERNIER/CANDEIAS
WBL – BARISIC/WALLACE
CDM – COULIBALY/ROSSITER/HALLIDAY
CM – JACK/MCCRORIE
CM – ARFIELD/EJARIA/DORRANS
ST – LAFFERTY/SADIQ
ST – MORELOS
