Rangers reject ₦8bn bid from Super League giants for Cyriel Dessers

Published 2 days ago• 3 minute read

The 30-year-old has been involved in a long-drawn-out transfer saga since the Greek side registered their interest towards the end of May.

Since then, has gotten married to his long-term partner, Rosalie Deruysscher, marrying her in Italy after winning the Unity Cup.

He's also returned to Rangers for pre-season preparations after their new coach, Russell Martin, admitted he's looking forward to working with the Nigerian.

“No, I don't think I can say anything about his [Dessers] future. The updates will come as and when they are actually real.

“So, at the minute, I'm expecting him to return on Monday and I'm looking forward to working with him,” the ex-Southampton boss said in an interview with .

RCyriel Dessers scores their side's first goal of the match past Viljami Sinisalo of Celtic and celebrates his side's goal during the William Hill Premiership match at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow. [Photo Credit/ Imago].

Cyriel Dessers celebrates after scoring a 91st-minute winner against Dundee. [Photo Credit/ TSS].

After AEK Athens submitted their offer, their head coach, Marko Nicolic, revealed that his side are not prioritising a move for an attacker, hinting that something had gone wrong in their pursuit of the Belgium-born Nigerian striker.

“No, because in attack we are good with Zini, Pierrot, Martial and even Eliasson,” the Serbian said as previously reported by .

“We are working on the left-back, but we have time. Full-backs on the market are always a difficult matter. It is not a big issue, we are also looking for a player for another position,” Nikolic concluded.

Now, reports that Rangers demanded more than AEK Athens' initial €4.5m offer for Dessers, and the Greek side wouldn't increase the Gers' £6m asking fee.

As things stand, will remain at Rangers for another season except an improved offer is made by the Greek Champions. Additionally, the former Cremonese striker has offers from the Netherlands.

Dessers' going around Fenerbahce's Irfan Egribayat to open the scoring for Rangers in the UEFA Europa League. [Photo Credit/ X].

Dessers' current teammate, Hamza Igamane, is also under the microscope, as LOSC Lille are heavily interested in the Moroccan after losing Jonathan David to Juventus on a free deal.

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In the meantime, Dessers hasn't participated in Rangers' pre-season training due to an injury, but is set to resume soon, although some believe he abstained from training to finalise an undisclosed move.

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