RANGERS have been given an ultimatum on a key transfer target, as the selling club have reportedly demanded more money.
Russell Martin’s first signing could prove more difficult than desired as the offer was already well in the millions.
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The Ibrox club have been chasing Dor Turgeman, an Israeli striker from Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The 21-year-old was said to be in talks with the Gers with a deal looking to be in the region of £4million.
But Israel Hayom are reporting that a ‘significantly increased’ offer will be required to land the forward who’s scored 20 times this season.
They say the previous offer has been ‘rejected’ by the sellers but the goalscorer has ‘expressed a willingness’ to make the move to Glasgow.
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The report says Gers representatives watched Turgeman play in the side’s Europa League matches as well as the national team’s games against Estonia and Norway back in March.
He scored his first international goal in the latter.
With new manager Martin only arriving this week, it’s stated that previous boss Philippe Clement also had a hand in recommending the Tel Aviv man as one to watch.
The media over there also reports: “The Yellow Club understands that the possibility that their leading striker this season will leave this summer is serious and has begun to look for alternatives.
“Since the Israeli market is poor in quality attacking players, professional manager Dominic Price and CEO Ben Mansford have already begun the search for a foreign striker.”
So while The Yellows might play hardball over the price for the Rangers target, it’s clear they are expecting a deal to be struck one way or another.
This isn’t the only player on the new gaffer’s radar who might be priced out of a switch.
A planned raid on his old club Southampton for Flynn Downes has apparently returned a massive £10million asking price from the relegated English side.
Meanwhile ex-gaffer Clement has backed Cyriel Dessers, insisting nobody gets the level of flak he does.
He said: “I think Cyriel gets abuse like nobody else in the club or on the pitch at least.
“But he always was there to work hard, to do everything for the club every day, every training, every game.
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“Also, in his career, he never scored as many goals as he did at Rangers.
“In the end he performed really well with his qualities.
“Of course fans always want more, but I think Cyriel, if he played in a team that won the league, then he would be for everybody a good player.
“But if you don’t win the league then for the fans you are not a good player any more.
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“That’s life at Rangers.”
Ibrox’s top scorer this season would face competition to make the starting XI if Turgeman were to arrive.
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