Rangers appear to have agreed a fee with one of their recent transfer targets…
When it comes to enhancing his roster in preparation for the upcoming season, Glasgow Rangers boss Philippe Clement is not slowing down.
The Belgian is currently searching for a third addition to the first team pool after adding Brazilian left-back Jefte and Colombian winger Oscar Cortes. News about Rangers transfers Yusuf Kabadayi, a winger for Bayern Munich, has been connected to the Light Blues recently; the story was first reported by German reporter Florian Plettenberg a few days ago.
As of right now, on Sunday, June 9, the 4th Official’s Patreon page claims that the Ibrox team has held discussions with Bayern about a potential move for the player in the upcoming weeks and that they have agreed on a fee of between £1 million and £1.55 million to bring him to Scotland.
Spending over £1 million on a gifted attacker who may definitely enhance his value sounds like a wise move for Clement, even though he may need to let go of a few players to make room for new recruits. It’s no secret that the team needs more depth on the wings. Prior to 2024–2025, it appeared as though Clement was targeting Abdallah Sima; however, Kabadayi might be a better option than the 22-year-old.
Updates on Abdallah Sima’s prospects with the Rangers Sima enjoyed a fruitful loan spell north of the border at Ibrox during the previous season after joining from Brighton and Hove Albion.
The winger contributed two assists and 16 goals in 39 games across all competitions. Without a doubt, if he hadn’t missed a significant portion of the season due to a hamstring injury, this number would have been higher.
The south coast team reportedly offered to let him go for a bid of about £6 million, which is approximately what Brighton paid to acquire him from Slavia Prague.
It was revealed last month that Rangers and Brighton were planning to negotiate Sima’s permanent relocation to Glasgow.
Although it was obvious that there was interest, a recent development suggests that Clement may be moving on from Sima. At the conclusion of the previous season, Roberto De Zerbi left the Seagulls, and the team is currently looking for a new manager. Sima’s future is said to be up in the air until a new head coach is named while the search is still ongoing.
Based on the speed at which a Kabadayi signing deal is progressing, is Clement abandoning his summertime pursuit of Sima? particularly if he must wait a few more weeks to see whether Brighton’s new manager intends to keep the winger on the team. Why Yusuf Kabadayi is a fantastic substitute for Abdallah Sima The days of the Light Blues acquiring over-the-hill players on huge salaries who had little to no sell-on value are long gone.
The two young players that the Gers have signed so far are promising prospects whose market value should soar if they perform well in Scotland, providing Clement with a great opportunity to turn a profit.
Kabadayi is also appropriate in this regard. With several Bayern youth teams, the 20-year-old was quite successful, making 78 appearances, scoring 29 goals, and dishing out 11 assists. This total of 40 goal contributions in just 79 youth team games is impressive and demonstrates that, like Sima, he has a good eye for goal.
Other than Sima, who scored 16 goals the previous season, no other winger for the team scored more than five goals, indicating a serious need for development if Clement is to contend with Celtic the following year.
Despite Kabadayi’s limited senior debut experience last season—he spent it on loan at 2. Bundesliga side Schalke—it is clear that the German kid has a lot of potential. The 20-year-old scored four goals in 23 games played in the second division and excelled in comparison to his teammates in 2023–2024.
Kabadayi showed how dangerous he is in the last third of the field by ranking third for penalties won (one), fourth for successful dribbles per game (1.1), and sixth for shots per game (1.6) in the German second division last season. Kabadayi was dominant not only in his own team but also in other teams. FBref claims that Kabadayi was above and beyond impressive in the men’s next 14 events when compared to his positional contemporaries.
Indeed, he ranked in the top 1% for non-penalty goals (0.31) and total shots (2.82) per 90, along with ranking in the top 2% for successful take-ons (2.04) and touches in the attacking penalty area (3.92) per 90, clearly demonstrating his attacking abilities when compared with fellow wingers across a variety of leagues.
This should give Clement plenty of hope that the winger can shine in Scotland if given some consistent game time.
Rangers Journal founder profiled the player amid his recent links to the Light Blues and stated that Kabadayi is “strong, quick and good on the ball” while he was also praised by U23 scout Antonio Mango, who said in March that the youngster was “extremely prolific at youth level” and hoped that he could continue this type of form into the senior ranks.
Four goals in 23 league appearances is decent, but not spectacular. But, not every one of Clement’s signings will be the finished article. Far from that.
Both Jefte and Cortes – who are both prodigious talents – still have a long way to go in order to fulfil their wonderful potential.
Missing out on Sima may be a blow, but it looks unlikely that the manager would spend £6m on him, knowing that he has plenty of other targets in the pipeline.
Kabadayi is certainly one. With news that a move looks to be imminent, Clement may have made three signings before the club have even returned for pre-season training.
Getting the majority of his transfer business done early could prove to be the catalyst which sees the Ibrox side return to the top of the Scottish football hierarchy next season.
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