The Glasgow Rangers endured the annoying start of Scotland’s premiership campaign under Russell Martin and have pulled out both matches so far.
The Light Blues were held in a 1-1 draw by Dundee at Ibrox on Saturday, requiring a halt penalty from James Tavernier.
Light Blues knows they need to improve as they are four points four points away from the top of the table after two games, and they are working behind the scenes to add new players to the group.
According to a report on the continent, the Rangers have agreed to a contract to sign Real Betis Central Defender at a fee worth around £2.6 million.
The reporter adds that the 20-year-old talent will be officially completed his move to Ibrox after receiving medical care in Scotland on Wednesday.
Real Betis has a 20% sale clause as part of the transaction. This means you can earn 20% of your future profits on the £2.6 million you plan to pay Mendy.
What Nobelmendy can bring to the Rangers
This is an interesting move by the Scottish Giants, and it’s a difficult person to judge as he has not been exposed to many first-team football in his career so far.
Mendy played 107 minutes of football for the real Betis at Lariga, starting one game so far and played most of the 2024/25 campaign for Real Betis B.
This means it’s difficult to tell how he will adapt to his Rangers’ premiere play. Because he has not been in advanced environments for quite some time.
But what we know about Mendy is that he is a left-footed centre-back, which Martin doesn’t currently have on his first team team.
This means that he can comfortably pass the left side with his preferred foot, which will help him balance the way his team builds from behind.
Mendy (24/25th league season) | The real Bettis | The real Betis b |
|---|---|---|
exterior | 2 | 13 |
start | 1 | 12 |
Accuracy | 87% | 85% |
Ball recovery for each game | 3.5 | 7.9 |
Clearances for each game | 4.5 | 2.0 |
Dueling success rate | 100% | 41% |
Statistics via Sofascore | ||
However, as you can see in the table above, the youngster lost 59% of duels in Real Betis B over 13 games at league level last season.
This means he needs to put up with Mendy rather than rushing him to the side as he doesn’t seem to be ready to instantly impact the first team.
Rangers lining up the movements of the Championship Stars
Meanwhile, the Scottish giant is reportedly considering signing another young talent that could come as an even better addition than Mendy.
According to journalist Alan Nixon, the Rangers are one of the race teams signing goalkeeper Pierce Charles on Wednesday, as broadcast by GivemeSport via his Patreon.
The reporter claims that the EFL Championship outfit is selling Northern Ireland International and will be asking for a fee of £8 million for his services.
The Rangers, who signed Djeidi Gassama from the owl earlier this summer, are now lined up a potential dive of shot stoppers, but they have yet to bid on his services.
The outlet adds that GERS could only move if the asking price starting at £8 million on Wednesday calls for a 20-year-old talent.
Why Rangers Should Sign Pierce Charles?
Rangers will have to push to close the Northern Ireland Titan deal before the end of the summer transfer period if it becomes available at an affordable price for the club.
Sheffield’s Wednesday goalkeeper, dubbed “Amazing,” by Anthony Elanga, is the same age as Mendy, 20, but arrives as an even better signature as his experience in senior football suggests that he can immediately make an impact with Ibrox.
Unlike the young people at BETIS, Charles, who suffered from the physicality of early B-Team football, produced an impressive performance in his first team environment.
Northern Ireland International has only admitted 15 goals in 15 games in Sheffield Wednesday since the start of its 2024/25 campaign.
24/25 seasons per 90 * | Charles (Championship) | Butland (Premier) |
|---|---|---|
Save percentage | 66.7% | 66.3% |
Savings* | 2.50 | 2.18 |
The goal was blocked* | 0.27 | -0.08 |
High claims* | 1.38 | 1.11 |
Accuracy of long passes | 52.5% | 39.4% |
Statistics via FOTMOB | ||
As you can see from the table above, his performance at the Owl Championship was even more impressive than Jack Butland was in the GERS premiere.
Despite a strong show in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, Butland has not made a great start to the premiership season. He admitted to 0.66 or higher than expected after putting in 0.72 in the previous period for each Fotmob.
Meanwhile, Charles prevented 0.90 xg against Leicester, and 2.14 xg on eight outings in the previous championship.
But his £8 million rated star is also superior with his foot ball, so it’s not just his shot stop.
The clip in the post above shows why Charles is a key signature for the way Martin wants to play for the team.
This suggests that the owl star is perfect for what the manager is looking for in his style of play, but potentially upgraded as an out-of-shot stopper in Batland.
So, Charles is even better signing than Mendy, showing that he has the quality to deliver quality performance here and now at the first team level, but there’s still nowhere in where the defender is in his development.
