The goal-scoring exploits of reported Rangers target Josh Maja at Bordeaux have earned him a spot in L’Equipe’s Ligue 2 Team of the Season.
The 24-year-old striker has been heavily linked with a move to Ibrox, with his current contract expiring come the end of the season in the French second tier.
Josh Maja is also in some esteemed company in this special Ligue 2 XI, with the likes of St Etienne star Jean-Phillipe Krasso, who has also been tipped for Rangers, included alongside him.
Rival Metz striker Georges Mikautadze is included in the team, as the two head for a potential promotion shoot-out at the weekend.
Bordeaux teammate Yoann Barbet also makes the cut, with Maja the only other player from the southern French outfit to be included.
French outlet L’Equipe is among the most prestigious football news organisations in Europe, so it is testament to the form of the striker this season.
But with Maja’s 16 goals enough to earn him a spot in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season, Bordeaux fans will be hoping there are some more this weekend as they pray for Ligue 1 promotion.
Rangers have eye on Josh Maja Bordeaux contract claims
Rangers have a vested interest in what happens with Bordeaux and Maja this weekend, amid reports that the French side have the option of another year on the striker’s contract in the event of promotion.
After a 1-0 defeat to Annecy last weekend, Bordeaux’s Ligue 1 hopes hang by a thread heading into the final game of the season.
Bordeaux, who are at home to Rodez, now need to better Metz’s result against Bastia (or better it by four goals should both teams win) to guarantee promotion.
Le Havre, who have a three-point lead at the top of Ligue 2, know a point is enough to secure them promotion. Should they lose at home to Dijon, a two-goal swing in Bordeaux’s favour will see them promoted on goal-difference if they win against Rodez.
While the pressure is on Maja to deliver goals for Bordeaux in this weekend’s tense season finale, Rangers fans will have one eye on any ramifications when it comes to their own summer transfer business.
