Rangers signing agreed barring final hurdle
Before finalizing the purchase of FC Nordsjaelland midfielder Mohamed Diomande, Rangers must overcome one last obstacle. Sky Sports reports that the transaction is “fully agreed,” and the Diomande is simply awaiting the issuance of a work permit before traveling to Glasgow to finalize the transfer. The Ivory Coast Under-23 international, who has played more than 100 games for the Norwegian team, including in Europe, is reportedly going to cost Rangers £4.3 million. With Fabio Silva having already joined on loan from Wolves, Diomande will be Rangers’ second new signing of the January window.
The reason Celtic won’t invest £20m
Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Celtic, has prepared the team’s supporters for the potential that there won’t be any new arrivals during the last week of the transfer season. The Northern Irishman is still optimistic that targets may be signed before the deadline of February 1st, but he also understands that in the worst case scenario, there won’t be any further additions to the roster beyond Rapid Vienna’s recent £3 million signing, winger Nicolas Kuhn. In an effort to attract top players, Rodgers also clarified why Celtic does not spend £20 million on a single acquisition. He went on, “The money is there, but that won’t happen.” “You are accepting the wages of a player worth £20 million if you are bringing in that player. Sadly, that doesn’t work here. That is not where we are. That [£6-7m] seems plausible to me. Take a look at the time before they signed Jota or [Cameron] Carter-Vickers. There is proof that they actually do that. However, £20 million is…”
Ryan Porteous, a defender for Scotland, has been connected to a transfer to Udinese. Sky Sports reports that the Serie A team is thinking about acquiring the 24-year-old center back from Watford, a sister club. Porteous reportedly paid around £450,000 to join the Hornets from Hibs last season. Because of the sell-on clause that was added to his contract, Hibs would be entitled to 20% of any transfer.
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