Just imagine him & Moore: Rangers now hopeful of signing £4m-rated star
One of several Glasgow Rangers players who seems to have improved with each passing week at Ibrox is Tottenham Hotspur loanee Mikey Moore.
The 18-year-old attacker started for the eighth time in the Scottish Premiership on Tuesday night against St Mirren, and had three shots on goal and created one chance, per Sofascore.
Moore has scored two goals and provided one assist in his eight league starts for the Gers, with both goals coming under Danny Rohl’s management.
There are more gears for the teenage talent to reach, though, as he keeps improving and getting used to playing for Rangers before his return to Spurs in the summer.
Rangers hopeful of signing new left-back
Something that could help Moore to hit new levels in a Gers shirt could be signing a new partner for him to play alongside down the left, which appears to be on the agenda at Ibrox.
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According to TEAMtalk, Glasgow Rangers are hopeful of securing a deal to sign Westerlo left-back Tuur Rommens in the January transfer window.
The report claims that the Gers have an advanced interest in the Belgian defender and are making an effort to bring him to Ibrox in the coming weeks.
It states that the Belgium U21 international is a ‘prime target’ for the Scottish giants, who believe that he can be the long-term solution to their problems at left-back.
Currently worth £4m, as per Football Transfers expected transfer value model, it wouldn’t be the cheapest of deals to complete.
Jayden Meghoma, who is on loan from Brentford, is currently the only natural left-back in the squad after former sporting director Kevin Thelwell decided to sell both Jefte and Ridvan Yilmaz in the summer transfer window.
Why Rangers should sign Tuur Rommens
The Gers should push to get this deal over the line in the coming days because he could come through the door at Ibrox as an upgrade on Meghoma, which could allow Moore to play with more freedom down the flank.
A goal and two assists from the Brentford loanee in the last six Premiership matches shows that he can offer a decent threat at the top end of the pitch, but there are still question marks over his defensive quality.
He was notably slammed for his defensive performance against Motherwell. Simply, it was far too easy for the opponents to get in behind the youngster.
Per Sofascore, the English defender has lost a staggering 81% of his aerial duels in the Premiership so far this season, which shows that there is a clear weakness in his game defensively, which places even more of an emphasis on Moore getting back to help him.
Rommens, who writer Kai Watson claimed is “improving” every year, appears to have the quality in and out of possession to offer more for Rangers in the left-back position if they are able to get a deal done for their ‘prime target’.
25/26 season
Rommens
Meghoma
Appearances
15
16
Key passes per game
1.3
0.7
Big chances created
6
3
Tackles + interceptions per game
3.4
2.8
Ground duel success rate
62%
62%
Aerial duels won per game
2.5
0.4
Aerial duel success rate
67%
19%
Error led to shot
1
2
Stats via Sofascore
The statistics in the table above suggest that the 22-year-old star is significantly better than Meghoma in the air. It is not even remotely close when you compare their respective success rates in aerial duels.
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They also suggest that he could offer far more than the Englishman as a creator of goals, with almost twice as many key passes per game and twice as many ‘big chances’ created.
Rommens has a sweet left foot, as shown in the clip above, and his superior creativity in comparison to Meghoma could force defenders to pay more attention to him than they currently do to the Brentford loanee, giving Moore even more space to work with.
As a right-footed attacker who likes to drift infield to make things happen, having a quality attacking left-back like Rommens could be the dream for him, as they could strike up an impressive partnership.
On top of that, the Belgian star’s defensive attributes suggest that he does not need as much help from his winger in defensive situations, which could allow Moore to stay higher up the pitch at times to focus more on making things happen in the final third.
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Therefore, Rommens could be an excellent signing for Rangers both because he could improve the team immediately as an upgrade on Meghoma, whilst he could also help Moore to reach the next stage in his development on the left wing.