£10m ace Pep Guardiola called ‘incredible’ lands new club after Rangers move collapsed
Luckily for Sam Edozie, however, a few transfer windows remain open and there are plenty of clubs looking to add a dynamic young ball-carrier, even if the English and Scottish transfer windows closed on August 30. The transfer window for Belgium is still open through September 6th. As a result, Anderlecht still has around 48 hours to finish Edozie’s relocation to Brussels, sparing them from the kind of desperate last-minute scramble Rangers faced. When asked why Edozie’s Ibrox transfer fell through, Southampton manager and former Rangers defender Russell Martin told the Daily Record, “What frustrated me was how late it fell through, and it wasn’t on our end.”
Really, it’s a little unfair to Sam. Although a little disheartening, it is what it is. In the transfer window, every club has its priorities and its prerogatives. It was too late to locate another chance to go play football, so I felt terrible for Sam. Southampton’s Samuel Edozie during the August 24, 2022, Premier League game between Southampton FC and Nottingham Forest FC at St Mary’s Stadium. Sam Edozie of Southampton is not available to Rangers. Edozie was not included in Southampton’s lineup for their 3-1 loss at Brentford on Saturday. Martin affirms that Tyler Dibling, another young player, is also making a significant impact off the bench, and that Sam Amo-Ameyaw has temporarily surpassed the 21-year-old in the hierarchy.
Fortunately for Edozie, Anderlecht are ready to swoop in and rescue the £10 million winger from his backseat role at St Mary’s.
According to Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri, the 34-time Belgian Jupiler League champions have agreed a deal that will see Edozie move to the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium on loan with an option-to-buy clause in his contract.
Edozie, a product of Man City’s ever-more-famous academy, may or may not be able to reach the same heights as Cole Palmer or Jadon Sancho, if not Phil Foden. The winger was called “amazing” by Pep Guardiola. Although he had a great season in the Championship last season with six goals and three assists as Southampton advanced through the play-offs, his output is still inconsistent. And although though Edozie plays regular first-team football for St. Mary’s, three years after a few brilliant preseason performances attracted the attention of City manager Pep Guardiola, he hasn’t even begun to play to his full ability.
“As a young talent, having a special quality – a guy who gets to the box with the intention to score the goal – is important for wingers,” Guardiola said back in 2021, via Goal.
“He’s an incredible young player (with) good pace. Be patient with him.”
Edozie would have arrived at Rangers as something of a work in progress.
Nedim Bajrami, in contrast, feels like a more readymade addition to Philippe Clement’s squad, the scheming Albania international potentially slotting into the left-wing role vacated by Rabbi Matondo following the Welshman’s latest injury blow.
Bajrami joined in a £3.5 million deal from Sassuolo from Friday.
Albania assistant and former Rangers defender Sergio Porrini is confident that a player who played 28 games in Italy’s top flight last term can be a difference-maker for a side who remain a long way off Old Firm rivals Celtic, both in terms of points and performance.
Despite being right-footed, he likes to play on the left if he is playing wide. He has a dangerous long-range shot, which makes him particularly effective when he attacks from the left with his right foot. He frequently gets goals by shooting outside the area, Porrini told the Daily Record. “Nemid also demonstrated quality in the last third and possesses the vision and passing range to be extremely dangerous and creative. He plays the offensive position really well. “He may not be the strongest, but his technique is excellent, and he really comes alive in and around the opposition box.”
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