With hindsight, Rangers should have sold Alfredo Morelos and replaced him after winning the league, or signed Danilo last summer when he was available for free.
Now, the 24-year old looks set to make a big money move to Ibrox and become one of the Light Blues biggest earners in the process.
Who better to analyse what Rangers will get if they sign Danilo than Eredivisie expert Melvin Dupper, writing for The Rangers Review.
Rangers given Danilo move seal of approval
The YouTube compilations point to a striker who can link play, will work hard and can score all sorts of goals but what does Dupper think?
“Danilo is a good striker with amazing instinctive finishing skills who is able to create a very good amount of chances and goals for his teammates.
“He has some great link-up play which makes defending his skills hard.
“Danilo brings a lot of energy into the team and is willing to do defensive work for a pressing side.”
Rangers have backed Michael Beale this summer and Danilo appears to be the perfect striker for his system.
With freedom to move around the front three, the Brazilian will thrive linking up with the likes of Sam Lammers, Cyriel Dessers and Todd Cantwell.
There are plenty of others who can pick a pass to with a mobile forward to aim for.
It’s also encouraging to hear how much work Rangers will get from Danilo out of possession too.
Already, we have seen two goals scored in pre-season from a high, aggressive press.
This doesn’t happen by accident.
All we need to do now is get him signed, let’s hope that the reports claiming an agreement is close are correct.
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