According to The Scotsman, Rangers are planning a January loan swoop for 21-year-old Liverpool star Dominic Solanke.
The striker, who is a winner of the UEFA European under-17 Championship and the FIFA u-20 World Cup with England, is yet to feature for The Reds this season under Jürgen Klopp.
The re-emergence of Daniel Sturridge as a deputy to Roberto Firmino has meant that Solanke has been left out in the cold. Liverpool are chasing silverware this season, and Klopp clearly sees it as a risk in playing the youngster.
However, his honours at junior level for both club and country clearly show what a talent Solanke is, and while he may not be able to help out Liverpool this season, he’d be a wonderful asset to Rangers.
Obviously, having a Liverpool legend in Steven Gerrard as the manager of The Gers will always be beneficial regarding signings, shown by Ryan Kent’s current stay at Ibrox. If Gerrard can land Solanke, it will start to show one of the major positives of having him as a manager.
Rangers’ strikers haven’t got going so far this season. Kyle Lafferty has struggled for goals so far, only scoring four goals in all competitions. While Alfredo Morelos has been a bit more fruitful in front of goal, he has in no way impressed everyone, spurning chances at crucial moments throughout the season. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Umar Sadiq has failed to make an impression.
It is not as if Solanke would immediately usurp any of these players, but he would just increase the competition in the Rangers camp, and that will boost performances. He will stand more of a chance of playing for Rangers than Liverpool, so this looks like a deal that would help both parties.
