Rangers unable to afford to keep in-form star whose days at Ibrox are now numbered

Philippe Clement admits Rangers are unable to afford a permanent deal for loan star Vaclav Cerny.

Rangers signed Cerny, 27, on a season-long loan from Wolfsburg in the summer but were unable to agree an option-to-buy clause with the German club.

The Czechia international has since become one of Clement’s most effective forwards but the Belgian doesn’t seem to hold much hope of securing his services on a full-time basis.

“Yeah, I had discussions with the board in June about the wages, which had to be lowered a lot. One of the points that we talked about is having players on loan, it’s something we need for the moment,” said Clement, as quoted by the Scottish Sun (6 December).

“We don’t have the money to buy Vaclav for the moment now and we didn’t have the money to buy Abdallah at that moment.

“But we need to to try every year to have one player less on loan and one player more that’s an asset for the club because we’re going to have a similar situation at the end of the season in that way.

“Abdallah wanted to stay here, loved to stay here. But of course other teams are also interested and in one moment he chooses also for his career, for his wages, for everything.”

Will Rangers sign Vaclav Cerny permanently?

Cerny started off slowly at Ibrox after his arrival from Germany in the summer but he’s since scored nine goals and supplied five assists in 22 appearances across all competitions.

He’s one of the first names on Clement’s starting line-up having started all five of the Light Blues’ Europa League matches and 11 of their 14 Scottish Premiership fixtures.

Sure, there are times when Cerny could have been more effective but there’s no doubt that the ex-Ajax star is one of the best players Clement has had this season.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look as though the Gers will be able to strike a permanent deal for the Czech forward.

If they couldn’t reach an agreement in the summer gone, it’s just as unlikely anything will be achieved in 2025 due to the financial losses incurred at Ibrox.

Rangers have lost almost all of their high-value assets for peanuts in recent years, meaning that players like Cerny might be out of their reach.

His good form in Scotland likely means someone who can afford him will come along and take him, unless the Govan side can strike another loan deal or get the attacker to agitate for a move and potentially bring down his transfer value.

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