Leicester City have once again been linked to Vitesse winger Million Manhoef – only this time there’s no mention of Rangers.
Established online scout and digital journalist Antonio Mango has referenced Leicester interest in Million Manhoef on his official X account.
Claiming the winger has been a “dream to watch” this season, Mango also included a list of the players who’ve had the most successful take-ons in European football this campaign.
Vitesse star Million Manhoef – of whom big things are expected – sits 9th on the list with 20 amongst esteemed company such as Bayern’s Leroy Sane (32) and Eberechi Eze (27).
But whilst the report appears to be glowing, Rangers fans will notice that Mango has not referenced those links to Ibrox.
Leicester linked to Million Manhoef
Both the Premier League hopefuls and Rangers have been linked with a move for the 21-year-old Eredivisie winger, who has been impressing in the Netherlands this season.
The Scottish Sun had even suggested Rangers were leading the charge for the talented winger, whose side currently sit bottom of the Dutch top flight at the halfway point of this campaign.
Factor in the apparent influence of incoming Rangers Director of Recruitment Nils Koppen and suddenly Rangers looked like the club at the front of the £2.5m race to Million Manhoef’s signature.
Leicester City certainly pose interesting opposition given Enzo Maresca’s side are odds-on favourites to win the Championship and bounce back to the Premier League.
Clement coy on Rangers transfer business
Rangers fans might be a little nervous given that since the original reports around Manhoef, things certainly appear to have gone quiet.
The Dutch winger looks like a man in demand and Philippe Clement was quizzed about potential interest in the Eredivisie star following the Old Firm defeat to Celtic.
Holding his cards close to his chest – as the Belgian manager always does – Clement refused to clarify if Rangers were one of the parties interested in Million Manhoef amid those Leicester City links.
“I never speak about players we’re interested in or not,” said Clement. “Because then I can speak every day about rumours.
“There are so many rumours in Glasgow and so many things that are wrong.”
Pressed on whether or not targets have been identified for the squad, Clement said: “These are things we talked about with the board. Everybody is aligned about that and we will see what is possible in January.
“So everybody is working hard and pushing hard to get the maximum out of what we want but I want to see also that players are pushing to stay in the team, to stay in the club.”
Speaking after the Scottish Premiership victory over Kilmarnock, the Rangers boss suggested the club will be “very active” assessing a number of players for in the transfer window.
Million Manhoef has made 17 appearances for Vitesse Arnhem this season, scoring four goals.
The winger also has seven caps and three goals for the Netherlands U21 side.
