Breaking News: 6ft1 star was “going to sign for Rangers” in 2020, who has scored 3 goals in 4 matches so far in the Premier League now he’s become a £100m sensation – opinion
Breaking News: 6ft1 star was “going to sign for Rangers” in 2020, who has scored 3 goals in 4 matches so far in the Premier League now he’s become a £100m sensation – opinion
In order to prepare for what might be a demanding second half of the season, Philippe Clement strengthened his
hungry Ibrox squad by adding three outstanding youngsters to Glasgow Rangers’ roster during the January transfer window.
upcoming days and weeks.
Silva has already scored twice for Rangers, while the latter two looked bright while making their first start for the
club during the 2-0 Scottish Cup win over Ayr United.
But last month, the Light Blues did lose out on a few players, and Clement may come to regret some of these decisions.
January. However, the deal fell through at the last minute, guaranteeing more bad news for the Gers.
The Glasgow team has historically lost out on transfer targets; over the years, a number of them have gone on to larger and better things.
One name was linked a few years ago and is now thriving in the Premier League. He is also likely to be on the move
this summer; Ivan Toney.
Toney was ‘going to sign’ for Rangers
Steven Gerrard started assembling a club that may challenge Celtic’s monopoly in Scottish football and keep them
from capturing the coveted ninth league title in a row after Covid-19 cut short the 2019–20 season.
To stop this from happening, Kemar Roofe, Calvin Bassey, Ianis Hagi, and Cedric Itten were all signed. Over the
course of the next 12 months, the Light Blues were merciless as they swept aside all opponents and easily won the Premiership.
They only gave up 13 goals throughout their perfect 2020–21 season, but they were unable to build on this and lost
the trophy the next year.
Should they have recruited Ivan Toney in 2020, would the result have been different? Celtic is likely also interested in the player.
The striker, who signed with Brentford instead of Peterborough United, was targeted by Gerrard and their Old Firm rivals, but no deal ever materialized.
A year later, Toney acknowledged that he may have moved to Scotland in an interview with former Ibrox hero Ally McCoist, saying:
“I was going to sign with Rangers as well as Celtic, like you mentioned.”
Considering how he has been sweeping the Premier League in recent years, what a piece of business that could have
been for the Ibrox club.
Toney’s numbers after being linked with Rangers
The 6′ 1″ Englishman appeared to be a great deal for the Bees, having only been believed to have cost £5 million, with
the possibility of another £5 million in add-ons.
In his first season at Brentford, Toney more than lived up to the £5 million price tag. In 45 Championship games, he
scored 31 goals and earned ten assists, helping the London club earn promotion to the top flight for the first time
since the 1946–1947 campaign.
The former Posh striker scored 12 goals in 33 games as the team finished in a solid 13th place. He didn’t take long to
adjust to life in the Premier League.
His performances made him “sensational,” according to BBC correspondent Simon Stone, and this helped pave the
way for his second season in the top division.
If the 27-year-old’s performance was outstanding, he reached new heights in the 2022–2023 season, scoring 20
goals in the league and finishing third in the competition for the Golden Boot,
which Erling Haaland ultimately won.
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