27 Oct 2026 19:02:34
Does anyone itk have any details on the Bouanani situation, have we made a down payment already or have we just paid a loan fee?
Was hoping we have made a down payment already affecting the option to buy of 15 million meaning it would be less if we opt to keep him?
Maybe just wishful thinking or hoping 🙄.
27 Oct 2026 19:25:08
This looks like one of they loan deals that improve the team short term but we aren't going to make permanent , not at that price anyway . that's not to criticise the player I just don't see us laying out that type of money for any player in the near future.
27 Oct 2026 19:48:24
When we have Godfrey and Penrice to be paid for so unless we get big money for some body don't see it happening.
27 Oct 2026 21:24:01
When Chermiti got injured and the club realised how long he'd be out for we bought Kelsy without having to sell. Min-Su was also added.
I think if we were to win the league with a shot at Champions league the club would pay for Bouanani.
27 Oct 2026 21:33:21
AC has said the plan is for 2 big signings a year and no more massive ins and outs every window.
Penrice is only another million euros so can as good as not count that.
Godfrey only around 4 million but he'll only stay if he's in the team by seasons end.
I think if buonani keeps performing like he is the club would definitely pay the fee. Remember it's in euros so that's around £12m not 15.
I think it will come down to the player and what other offers he gets.
27 Oct 2026 22:21:38
Spent 18.5m when out of Europe, Bouanani performs well, reckon he'll be signed.
27 Oct 2026 23:16:42
Could be great all season still don't think we put that money out on him , does not mean we won't get him though just means others can come in for him if we try to get him for a lower fee.
27 Oct 2026 23:36:48
Wouldn't be so sure Cooper, we'd know we wouldn't get Ferguson for 12m, but interested.
27 Oct 2026 23:37:27
Think we'd get Ferguson for 12m next summer though.
27 Oct 2026 23:51:32
Bouanani is the younger version of cerny by the looks of it. If we could negotiate down a bit its doable. He looks like he's cemented his place as a starter.
27 Oct 2026 23:58:08
Lets see how the season goes. accounts be out next week ish, next seasons will be grim.
28 Oct 2026 00:14:38
Beale, I absolutely think we will sign Lewis in the summer mate.
I think we'll sell Raskin and sign Lewis for around £10m give or take £2m
I think buonanni for about £10m would also be a realistic signing.
28 Oct 2026 07:37:10
Didn't know it was 15m for Bouanani!!
Enjoy while he's here lads, we won't pay that & still loads to shift & a couple needing payments still.
Nice thought though.
28 Oct 2026 08:57:12
If he ends up with 20g/a this season then think they'll be desperate to sign him, whether he wants to come as we weren't his first choice this summer. Not going to get to attached to him anyway.
28 Oct 2026 10:54:46
Maybe the sale of Gassama might fund the Bouanani transfer balance books give or take 3 million.
28 Oct 2026 12:26:01
Gap that's exactly what I was thinking mate
Minsu backed by Curtis on left
Buonanni backed by yokota on the right
Gassama finances the buonanni deal.
28 Oct 2026 12:31:28
Think Ferguson coming is a sure thing barring injury etc , also think our outlay in summer will be covered by out goings , still think if we go for Bounanani it will be below the asking price , hopefully he is consistent all season and it's a no brainer to go for him.
28 Oct 2026 12:35:58
I think it depends on making sales, as we did not make the sales we expected in the summer. The squad size is too large; admittedly, Souttar will be out of contract, but we still have all the usual suspects that never seem to move out.
Once Chermiti comes back from injury, then a skriker will need to go (on top of Miovski), as we can't have players that are worth several £Ms sitting on the bench week in and out. I expect that we will want to see a youth player or sign a prospect to make a stake for a squad place (at less money), albeit a minor role supporting from the bench. If we do that, we may be able to pay for Bouanani.
I think it is fair to say that we did not plan to spend the money we did late in the transfer window for various reasons: Raskin not sold, Chermiti's injury, poor attacking/wing play, dire results/performances and loss of European income. We have spent future money, so our financials will be grim reading, albeit that the European's lost income will be in next year's figures, so pressure will mount in the summer to start balancing the books.
The investors and AC expect the club to be self-sustaining, so there is a limit to chucking in serious money every season, and to be fair, they have so far, but probably much more than they planned.
Have to say that based on what we've seen in recent games, he could be a good permanent signing. However, it is also too soon to know whether he can consistently perform through the season yet - look at Gas, just when you write him off, he puts in a cracking performance, and you think great we have a player here, and then you get the twin brother back a couple of games later, and the cycle repeats.
28 Oct 2026 12:49:03
I must admit as things stand I can't see us paying out £4 million for Godfrey either unless one of the other central defenders are sold .If he can't get into the team this season it would be a lot of money to pay for an unused back up.
we will sign Penrice and we may sign Bouanani but not at £15million .If he has a good season and the price comes down maybe but not at the figure currently being quoted.
28 Oct 2026 13:45:08
If we can have a winning team and all at a decent age then the tranfer windows with 2 or 3 out and in then we are on the right track on and off the field , been a gamble every season with constant rebuilds which gives the opposition a start on us not to mention euro qualifiers which is a banana skin at best of times without a team of strangers being thrown together and hoping they click straight away.
28 Oct 2026 17:04:10
I think by time seasons ended Godfrey and maka will be our cb pairing.
We will likely sign Woddo so that means Manny may be sold for a massive shortfall in what we all expected tbh.
£6-8m could be the figure wirh a 20-30 % sell in profit.
Might be more to our benefit that a £15m sale.
Manny be better in Italy France or Germany wirh a slower pace to the game.
£4m for Godfrey if he's fit is a steal of the century. he's Goldson over the back if not better.
28 Oct 2026 18:55:59
What are you basing your high opinion of Godfrey on , he has done nothing for years and so far , through no fault of his own, has done nothing in a Rangers jersey yet you rate him higher than Manny and more amazingly Connor Goldson .
28 Oct 2026 21:09:55
Wsl it's a very fair question maye and quite right for asking
When he came through at Everton he was the next big English CH mate.
Didn't work that way. If it did he wouldn't be on out bench.
To answer you're good question though.
We signed goldson from Brighton u23s as 1 of the overaged players.
He was nowhere near the 18 mate.
What I'm saying is Godfrey quality and could I say pedigree? Is best in the league.
If he's fit mate he's an EPL defender playing for Rangers mate.
What do u think of him bro c.
28 Oct 2026 21:10:50
Wsl just finished reading you're reply sorry.
I say he's potentially better than goldson.
I think a lot would agree mate.
I remember a helluva lot saying g that.