Rangers say Welcome but will Jelavic come?

Will there be a Rapid move for Rangers?

Rangers currently have Honduran striker Georgie Welcome on trial at Murray Park but all Rangers eyes are on another striker today. The player who performed at the World Cup may do enough to convince Walter Smith to add him to the Ibrox squad but there is no doubt who the Rangers faithful want on board.

Any striker who scores against Celtic will grab some level of admiration amongst the Rangers fans but given the way Celtic have been defending of late that would lead to an awful long list of players that Rangers could be interested in.

Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic has shown fine form at the Austrian club and two goals tonight against Beroe has only added to the interest in the striker. On one hand, it shows that Rangers are tracking a striker with promise and potential.

On the other hand, if other clubs place Jelavic on their radar, Rangers may see the player move out of their availability range.

The financial difficulties of the Ibrox club are well documented but the talk from the club is that there is money available to strengthen the squad.

With limited funds, there has to be some prioritisation with new faces at Ibrox and some fans may wonder if the striker would be the best signing for Ranger? Walter Smith has repeatedly said that adding players to the wide positions of the squad is his main aim for this transfer window.

Rangers have a number of players at the club that can play up front and you only have to think back to the second half of last season when Kris Boyd stopped scoring. His goals were not missed as other members of the Ibrox squad chipped in with vital strikes, so if the chances are created, you think Rangers will take them.

There is still a long way to go in the transfer window and the need for a striker may become more apparent as August rolls on but at the moment, we are wondering why the Ibrox rumour mill seems to be spinning with respect to strikers?

As we’ve said a few times, direct entry to the Champions League has given Rangers additional time in developing their squad. By the end of Wednesday night, it may also have given Rangers a bit more money to play with.

If city rivals Celtic are unable to overturn Braga’s first leg lead, they will drop into the Europa League play-off round, ensuring Rangers get all the Scottish pot of TV money from Europe’s premier competition.

With a home friendly against Newcastle United at the weekend, Rangers would probably like to be able to give their fans a lift before the start of the new season but there’s plenty of time for ins (and maybe even more outs) at Ibrox.

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