Spotted: Rangers ace photographed at European tie amid links to £4.2m exit - report

Cyriel Dessers was spotted along with Rangers teammates in the crowd at a European qualifier on Thursday night (25 July), the Scottish Sun report.

The paper showed via their website on 26 July that the exit-linked Nigerian international was in the stands at Rugby Park as Kilmarnock drew 1-1 with Cercle Brugge in the first leg of the Europa League tie.

Rabbi Matondo and Mohamed Diomande were also in attendance to see David Watson score an equaliser for the home side.

Dessers reportedly has interest from across Europe and in Saudi Arabia this summer, according to Chris Jack on 3 July, with the Light Blues willing to sell him for £4.2million [Tutto Mercato Web, 9 July].

Matondo’s own future is somewhat uncertain but Diomande is the new Gers number 10 after his loan move was made permanent this summer and won’t be going anywhere.

Mohamed Diomande and Rabbi Matondo join Rangers striker at Kilmarnock tie

Watson has been tipped as a potential Light Blues target by Ibrox News pundit Derek Ferguson so one of the three Gers in the crowd may bring back a positive report on the Scottish youngster.

Dessers continues to be a prime focus at Ibrox as much thanks to events around him as anything he does himself.

He was left as the last man standing at striker last season as fellow summing signings Sam Lammers and Danilo were unavailable through loan and injury respectively, with Kemar Roofe also missing for fitness reasons.

The 29-year-old managed to rack up 22 goals in total to finish the campaign with a respectable total but a lack of alternatives and his maddening ability to miss chances helped contribute to Rangers failing to lift the title or the Scottish Cup.

Phillipe Clement appears ready to sell him but as exits for a group of senior teammates finally materialise it appears the right offer has not be made.

But with only youngster Hamza Igamane added to the striking options Dessers remains in the spotlight thanks to no proven number one goal-scorer yet arriving.

Lawrence Shankland is belatedly now back on the agenda [Daily Record, 22 July] and a move could potentially be funded by the sale of Sam Lammers to FC Twente [Andrea Losapio, 24 July] if a Dessers deal doesn’t materialise, but it may be too late.

In other Ranger news, the Light Blues have upped their offer to bring in another new signing after Vaclav Cerny.

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