Philippe Clement will look to add quality to Rangers in January to help close the gap on Celtic but, it looks like Brendan Rodgers is too after a report emerged linking them to Sydney van Hooijdonk.
In Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda and Oh Hyeon-gyu, they are already well stocked for strikers but it looks like they are planning to build from a position of strength.
What Philippe Clement has to do is not make the same mistake as Michael Beale and jump the queue so that Rangers can sign Sydney van Hooijdonk before Celtic do.
Rangers should avoid Luis Palma repeat in Sydney van Hooijdonk
The 23-year old striker was linked with a move to Parkhead in the summer, however, after spending so much time on the bench for Bologna, he is unlikely to want to join a club where he will have to play second fiddle again.
This puts Rangers in a strong position given that only Danilo has proven he can be relied upon to be a consistent goal scorer since moving to Ibrox in the summer.
Reports in Italy claim that Bolgona are willing to let the Netherlands youth cap leave now after impressing in the Eredivisie last season for Heerenveen.
Philippe Clement will, at some point need to find a replacement for Kemar Roofe and in Sydney van Hooijdonk the Gers boss could sign a striker with pedigree and, perhaps more importantly, resilience.
During the summer, when Michael Beale saw Ryan Kent walk out on Rangers with Fashion Sakala being sold and Scott Wright also allowed to leave, it looked certain that a winger or wide forward other than Abdallah Sima would be signed.
Luis Palma had been reported as being a target almost throughout the whole transfer window and yet everyone was surprised when he was announced as a Celtic player as the clock ticked down.
With five goals and five assists since his arrival, it’s safe to say that Rangers missed out on the Honduras international, however, it is a mistake that Philippe Clement should avoid when building his squad.
His name might not be a popular one amongst the support but it will be even less unpopular if he is scoring winning goals against us.
