Back in December, Sky Sports reported that Rangers were tracking Tom Eaves with a view to bringing him to Ibrox.
The 6 ft 5′ Gillingham striker had scored 14 goals in League One at that stage. That’s a pretty handy number to reach before Christmas.
Steven Gerrard has confirmed he is looking to strengthen in forward areas in the summer, though [Evening Times].
Should Eaves be back on the club’s radar?
Since the turn of the year, the big target man’s form has mirrored that of his team. Indifferent.
The Gills are 13th in the EFL’s third tier, while Eaves has netted five times in 17 matches.
It’s a far cry from his potency over the first half of the season, but not disastrous either.
While those sorts of numbers don’t demand a move, they represent a very handy effort.
For example, Rangers’ current target man figure, Kyle Lafferty, has never averaged that sort of return at a single club. Admittedly though, he’s spent his career at a higher level of football than Eaves.
One big factor could be that his contract at Gillingham is up in the summer [
Transfermarkt].
It remains to be seen how much financial backing the manager will get this summer. But if a chunk of the budget goes on trying to tie Ryan Kent to Ibrox, it’s conceivable that the Gers could revisit this one.
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