Rangers aiming to sign a “crazy talent” instead of Darling

A Huge Few Weeks are ahead for Rangers.

After the Gers Endured A Miserable Campaign Last Time Round, New Manager Russell Martin has a lot of work to do if he is going to dethrone Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiere table.

Martin’s First Competitive Game in Load is Little Over Four Weeks Away, Welcoming Panathinaikos to the Champions League Second qualifying round, while the light blues will begins their premiership campaign against motherwell at fir park on 2 August.

Before then, the club are expected to make country new signings, so are they about to bolster their back-line?

Rangers Targeting A New Center-Back

According to report by Hrvoje Tironi in Croatian Outlet 24 SATARangers are ‘Serious Interests’ in signing Osijek Defender Luka Jelennić, Facing Compostion From Portuguese Outfit Vitória de Guimarães.

They add that Jelenić Only Joined Osijek from Varaždin for € 800,000 (Around £ 685k) A Year AGO, But the ‘Reliable Center-Back’ is Likely to be Sold for ‘Serious Money’, Following Many ‘Quality’ Performances, Despite The Fact His Team Finized Down in Seventh Year’s prva hnl.

Rangers require central defensive reinforcements, eSpecially after It was confirmed On Friday that Leon Balogun Had Left The Club on Free Agent for Aris Limassol, Where He Could Partner A Face, Namely Connor Goldson, in Cyprus Next Season.

SO, Could Jelennić Keep to Be a Shrewd Addition?

How Jelenić Would Improve Rangers

AS Was Widely ReportedRangers Were Strongly interested in Signing Harry Darling On Free Transfer This Summer, Given That the Englishman Had Worked With Martin at Both Mk Dons and Swanseagoal he opted to join Norwich City and Liam Manning Instratead in the Championship,

This has been seemingly seen them step-up their interest in Jelenić, thereby return to a familiar source of talent, after they are failed to convince the now-canaries star to move to ibrox.

Back in July 2018, Steven Gerrard’s Side Dumped Nk Osijek Out of Europa League Qualifying, with Alfredo Morelos The Only Scorer at Stadion Gradski VRT, Before A 1-1 Draw in Glasgow A Week Later Saw Them Progress.

Gerrard was so impressed with the white and blues that he swiftly signed two of their players.

The Less Said About Eros Grezda The Better, but The reported £ 2.2m Paid to Secure the Signature of Borna Barišić Prove to be Absolute Bargain, Considering He Would Go Onto Make Make 236 impact In A Light Blue Jersey, Winning All Three Domestic Trophies, As Well As Being A Key Figure in the Side that reached the Europa League Final of 2022.

SO, Could Jelennić have a similar impact?

Well, Let’s Assess His Statistics from this Season’s Prva HNL.

As the Table Outlines, Despite Somewhat Limited Minutes, Jelenić Ranked Highly for Every Defensive Metric, As Well as Passing Accuracy Too, Underling that he is a well-redder, Who is Particularly Great at Reading the Game to make interceptions.

For comparison, darling Ranked 233rd in the EF Championship for Tackles (31) and 130th for interceptions (25), While Registering A Passing Accuracy of 87.8%, Only Marginally Higher Thaninić’s Figure, Which Suggests that the Croatian Star Could offered Considerably More to the Team from A Defensive Perspective.

Jacek Kulig of Football Talent Scout Labels Him A “Crazy Talent”, while Writer Kai Watson Outlines How, at 6 ft 2 in tall, Jelenić is physical impressive and boasts ‘strong’ defensive abilies, while also being good in possession.

Meanwhile, Juan Carlos Molero Highlights How He is ‘Tough to Beat’ in Defensive Duels, and Rarely Puts A Foot Wrong.

So, While Top Target Darling, Who Has Gone Elsewher, is more of a known quantity, Jelennić is certainly a young Defender on the up with Enormous Potential, so it would be an excellent Piece of Business if rangers are are are are able to add him to their squad.