Rangers supporters certainly enjoy Europa League nights in recent seasons, and it appears their side is destined to return to their favorite competition.
On a truly disastrous Tuesday night at Ibrox, the Light Blues were destroyed by Club Bruges in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs. After three down within 20 minutes, Danilo’s goal came close shortly after Defel reduced the deficit, but could not cause a full-scale comeback.
The Brazilian led the line due to Siriel Dessers’ injuries, but Hamza Igamane was considered healthy enough to get off the bench on the time mark, given that he was still recovering from his injuries.
Nevertheless, both Deserz and Igaman have been strongly linked to movement over the summer, with the Light Blues denying a bid from the reel earlier this week, so perhaps Russell Martin will need to bolster his offense.
The need for Rangers to attack firepower
Danilo’s goal of comfort for Club Bruges was, surprisingly, the first to wear a Rangers shirt since the dismantling of Celtic on January 2nd.
In total, since arriving from Feynord two summers ago on about £6 million, the Brazilian has scored just 13 goals on the club’s 56 outings, stopping 58 games due to various injuries issues.
Danilo’s Rangers career | |
|---|---|
statistics | Daniro |
exterior | 56 |
start | twenty four |
Apps under 15 minutes | 11 |
Matches, not teams | 58 |
Matches unused sub | 11 |
the goal | 13 |
European goals | 2 |
Per target | 185 |
assist | 10 |
Statistics through the Transfer Market | |
Therefore, if both Deserts and Igaman were sold, the Ranger could not rely on Danilo, both in terms of quality as well as his availability.
Therefore, reports show that via The Sun, the Ranger is interested in signing the young Villarreal Striker Karl Etta Eyong.
Spain reports that Swansea rejected the loan offer, but Leeds United, Levante and Rangers also claim they are interested in signing the 21-year-old.
The Glasgow Giants have already signed 10 new players this summer, so can the centre forward become the latest name added to that list?
What Carl Etta Eon brings to the Rangers
Born in Cameroon, Etta Eion began his senior career with Cadiz, which mostly represents their B-team. It was featured only twice on the senior side before replacing one yellow submarine last summer.
Well, he played for Villarreal B in the Spanish third tier, scoring 17 goals in 30 Primera Federacion appearances, thus earning the second-highest scorer in the division behind Real Madrid’s Club World Cup star Gonzalo Garcia.
As a result, he was rewarded with only his second substitute outing at La Liga in his senior debut in April, heading towards the final Gasp winner against Girona at Montilivi.
Now following the sale of Tierno Barry, the 21-year-old began his first La Liga match last Friday night.
Therefore, he is labelled as both an “exciting talent” and a “physical beast”, and writer Kai Watson described him as a “strong penalty box striker” and was impressed by his “resolution” and “expectations” in the penalty area.
As all Spanish clubs continue to tighten their wallet strings, Villarreal is certainly open to selling young people with an estimated transfer value of around £5.6 million, in an attempt to comply with the regulations of La Liga’s Draconian Squad Cost Cost Limit.
He certainly hasn’t been consistently proven at a high level himself, so signing Etta Eion is a risk, of course, but he could prove to be an absolute bargain in the long run.
For example, Hamza Igamane arrived 12 months ago from Botra Proside for just £1.7 million and is now available for sale for around £15 million.
Danilo offers little as the Rangers centre forward we know. He is the third choice for center forward without getting injured. So if Etta Eion arrived in Glasgow and flourished, that would certainly be nothing but bad news for him.
