Should Rangers decide to move on from Luis Palma, they could do a lot worse than moving on to former target Denis Bouanga.
Conveniently, the Light Blues will have seen a lot of the Gabon international as a teammate of Los Angeles FC’s Jose Cifuentes who is said to be close to a move to Ibrox.
Linked when he was at St Etienne, the 28-year old has been prolific since crossing the Atlantic.
With 17 goals and six assists in 22 appearances, it’s easy to see why Rangers were interested in Denis Bouanga in the first place.
Sam Lammers looks like he will provide a different attacking threat to what we already have.
Rather than being a small, flying machine, the towering Dutchman is an elegant dribbler who loves nothing better than receiving the ball into his feet rather than the space in front of him.
Rangers messed up not backing Gio to sign Denis Bouanga
Rangers fans dreamt of signing a player like Denis Bouanga to replace Ryan Kent.
Someone who will add numbers to the final third instead of someone who will link play and beat players 30 yards from goal.
Heart and Hand’s tactics guru, Adam Thornton, has run the numbers (too many to mention) and at our end of the market. It is Bouanga that ticks the most boxes.
With two years left to run on his LAFC deal though, Bouanga would probably cost more than Luis Palma after his reported £4.1m move to the States, he would also be less of a risk though with elite level experience and a solid reputation.
There seems to be a definite structure in terms of what Rangers are willing to pay depending on the profile of the player.
Once they get over 26/27, the chances of making a profit becomes slimmer so the prospective outlay, rightly, comes down.
In Lammers and Cyriel Dessers, it looks as though Rangers are seo dings one serious money on experienced professionals, it’s just a shame that Denis Bouanga isn’t going to be joining them.
