RANGERS are poised to bank a sizeable fee if they let Hamza Igamane join French side Lille this window.
There were claims last night that the Ibrox club’s extravagantly-talented Moroccan star had reached a verbal agreement over terms of a transfer to the side in Northern France.
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They’re desperate for a replacement for Canadian international Jonathan David, and they could bring in TWO players to replace him.
One of them is French World Cup winner Olivier Giroud, all of 38 years of age, who is poised to return to the French game.
And Igamane now could well be the second, assuming Lille can reach agreement with the Ibrox men.
Now a report in French outlet Foot Mercato claims that the player is very excited about playing in France but the fee could exceed 15m Euros (£12.7m)
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They also claim that French rivals Strasbourg and Rennes are also both in the running, albeit it with Lille in the driving seat.
Premier League Everton have also been credited with an interest – so the transfer could have a while to go yet.
Igamane struck a memorable double in a thumping 4-1 Europa League win at Nice to truly announce his arrival as a Light Blues star.
Igamane went on to strike against Tottenham, before adding a crucial double against Motherwell and stunning hat-trick against Hibs.
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A thunderous late winner at Celtic Park in the Old Firm clash in March further endeared himself to the Ibrox faithful.
Igamane’s Ibrox form also earned him his first call-up to the senior Morocco national team and he made his debut in a World Cup qualifier against Niger.
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