BAD NEWS: The £3.1 million star is ‘negotiating’ a transfer, according to the director, but the Rangers deal appears to be over.
Although it seems that Rangers have given up on a player who was very much at the top of the team’s summer wishlist, a summer exit is still possible. As a matter of fact, the likelihood of moving to England as opposed to Scotland is growing every day.
Rangers have seen more than their fair share of “ones that got away” now. If events had transpired differently, Joey Veerman, Andreas Skov Olsen, Albert Gudmundsson, Xavi Simons, Ian Maatsen, and more might have called Ibrox home. Five players who, in today’s money, would undoubtedly fetch sums exceeding £30 million. Only time will tell whether Jose Cordoba is a center-half who could one day be talking about moving for a similarly outrageous price.
Norwich City, the team from England’s second division, is closing in on a contract that would cost them £3.1 million, so it appears that Rangers will lose and they will win.
Rangers lose to Norwich City in the Jose Cordoba race.
The executive director of Levski Sofia, Daniel Borimov, does not state definitively if Cordoba will arrive at Carrow Road or not. However, despite acknowledging that negotiations are in progress with a few unidentified “foreign clubs,” an end to the Cordoba story should be imminent.
“For Jose Cordoba, we are in negotiations with overseas clubs. You will learn Jose Cordoba’s fate when the time comes, Borimov informs Kota Sport. Everything is based on the cost. We shall search for another player to fill that role if the current one is sold. We will deduct the transfer money if necessary in order to acquire the player we have our eye on.
Rangers and Cordoba started advanced negotiations in May; as a result, the Panama international was not included in Levski Sofia’s squad for the following weekend. The reason Norwich beat Rangers in a match that Philippe Clement’s team appeared to win has finally been revealed by the Bulgarian website TEMA Sport. They claim that the Glasgow giants intended to pay the £3.1 million price through performance-based add-ons rather than an upfront payment. Therefore, it seems likely that Norwich would make a larger upfront offer for a man who will supposedly make £7,000 a week in East Anglia.
Giants from Ibrox look to Thomas Galdames.
Not a lot of time is being wasted by Rangers, at least, licking their wounds and feeling sorry for themselves. The runners-up in the Scottish Premiership almost instantly focused on 25-year-old Chilean Thomas Galdames, whose contract with Argentine team Godoy Cruz is set to expire in a few months, and who should be available for a great price.
“My contract with Godoy Cruz is valid until December.” Galdames, who can also play left back, tells En Cancha, “My idea and their idea is that they sell me now,” implying that Europe will be his final destination. “That’s what my agency is working on. I’m confident that by playing in a tough league in Europe, I’ll keep developing. “My career has progressed greatly, particularly in an upward direction. I’m hoping for a June or July release. We will have news in these months because the market opened today.