Hamza Igamane set for £8.4m Sevilla 'bid' but Rangers striker's 'boosted stature' tells La Liga giants where to go
Sevilla are swirling around the Moroccan but an £8.4m bid may not be enough to land him
Rangers' resolve over Hamza Igamane will reportedly be tested by an £8.4m Sevilla bid this summer – but the Spanish media admit the striker's 'boosted stature' mean they'll likely need to cough up more to land him.
The Moroccan has been in explosive form for the majority of this season after an early settling-in period following his move from his homeland in the summer.
He has 13 goals to his name and, despite a recent drought taking him out of Barry Ferguson's starting XI, the 22-year-old is viewed as a major sellable asset who could reignite the club's long-stagnating transfer model.
There's already swirling interest in his signature and after it was reported earlier this month that Sevilla were keen, a new update from Vamos Mi Sevilla takes things on. They claim outright that sporting director Victor Orta has placed him on a list of striker targets and that an initial bid of €10m (£8.4m) is being prepared for the Moroccan.
But it is acknowledged within that that Igamane's first Morocco call-up for the forthcoming international break has 'further boosted his stature.' And should he feature, or find the back of the net for his country, then it's only likely to raise his price tag further.
Central to Sevilla's interest is Igamane's similarities to his Morocco teammate Youssef En-Nesyri – who scored 73 goals over four years with Sevilla before a £17m move to Fenerbahce in 2024.
The two strikers will incidentally do battle in the Europa League tonight when Ferguson's team face Jose Mourinho's Fener in the second leg at Ibrox. And having featured as a sub in the first leg, Igamane will be hoping to have a decisive contribution in firing Rangers through to the quarter-finals.
Igamane already has four goals to his name in the competition, with Vaclav Cerny (six) the only Rangers player to have scored more at this stage.
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