FORCED to choose one ahead of the other, most Rangers fans would sell Cyriel Dessers before they’d cash in on Hamza Igamane.
Not me.
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Given the choice, it’s the Moroccan frontman the Ibrox club should be looking to offload this summer.
Dessers has his flaws, but his numbers have been good for back-to-back seasons now and I just don’t believe Igamane is capable of being a 30-goal striker for the Ibrox club.
If Lille or any club are willing to pay upwards of £10million for a boy who cost £1m a year ago, Rangers should be snapping their hand off.
Igamane could score a dozen goals for them in the French league and they’ll be satisfied.
But that strike-rate won’t cut it at Ibrox.
No, he can produce some moments of magic with nutmegs, flicks and tricks.
When it comes down to it, though, I can’t imagine there would be too many of his team-mates devastated to see him go.
Playing that role in the team demands a discipline and reliability that he just doesn’t have at this stage of his career.
Dessers often frustrates the life out of Rangers fans but I wouldn’t be chasing him out the door.
I’m sure the club will be looking to bring in a new hitman and it could be that he’s not willing to hang around if he’s not the main man.
But, for me, selling Igamane for eight figures is a no-brainer.
He’s not the only one Rangers should be looking to move on, though.
The spotlight in the last few days has been on the players brought in, and quite rightly so.
We all wondered when Rangers would start to get business done — it seemed like they were waiting until July 1, and their new financial year.
In the past week they’ve definitely gone out and spent money and that’s what the supporters have been anxiously waiting for.
It’s guys going the other way that has to be part of the model, though.
Igamane has a value and that’s why the club are inviting interest, as they should be.
But there are others who have a huge question mark over their futures.
Ben Davies and Kieran Dowell spent last season on loan at Birmingham City and I’d be amazed if they weren’t shown the door now. I’d imagine Robin Propper has played his last competitive game for the club too after some unimpressive performances in a light blue jersey. I’d think these boys will be moving on.
I’m then looking at some of the ones who played throughout last season.
What does the future look like for James Tavernier, for Ridvan Yilmaz, for Jefte?
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John Souttar probably comes into that category, too. He hasn’t signed a new contract and Rangers seem to be looking at alternatives for that position at centre-back.
I just think there are going to be a lot of outs as well as ins and it’s going to be a completely new-look Rangers team come the big kick-off.
The Panathinaikos Champions League qualifier on July 22 is going to be absolutely massive when it comes around.
It’s still relatively early in the transfer window but that tie is looming large on the horizon, as is the start to the league season.
Martin will be eager to get faces into his squad sooner rather than later.
The boys will need time to settle into life in Glasgow because it’s not always easy. It’s a huge club and that can be a shock to the system for a lot of players. Daunting, even.
The group heads off to St George’s Park for their training camp next week and the manager will feel it’s important to have as many as possible signed up by then.
Conor Coady has been linked for weeks and his name hasn’t gone away. Israeli striker Dor Turgeman has been talked about as a replacement for Igamane.
The new Rangers boss has been going after a lot of players he knows and that makes sense.
He’s obviously got a certain style of play he’ll look to implement so it’ll speed up the process if he’s able to bring in signings who have worked with him in the past and know what’s required.
There has to be the right balance, of course.
Emmanuel Fernandez is in from Peterborough and at 23 he’s a relatively young defender Martin will be looking to work with and develop.
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I notice his move described as an “undisclosed fee” and that usually means it’s a higher price than the paying club want in the public domain.
There has also been talk of a loan deal for Nasser Djiga, someone who joined Wolves for £10million not so long ago.
With all this in mind, I expect a lot more business to be done at Rangers in the coming days and weeks.
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