rangers_1993 68 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 LEICESTER have told Rangers they will make a £7.5million January bid for Nikica Jelavic.Ibrox owner Craig Whyte rejected a £6.5m bid from the Foxes for Jelavic in August.The big spending Championship side remain interested in the Croat who has netted 11 goals this season for Ally McCoist's side.Last month's sacking of Sven-Goran Eriksson won't stop Leicester's wealthy Thai owners stepping up their chase for Jelavic as a gift for new boss Nigel Pearson.With Gers' finances remaining precarious and a potentially crippling £49m tax bill looming it's highly unlikely Gers chief Whyte could afford to snub such an improved offer for Jelavic.The 26-year-old hitman cost £4m from Rapid Vienna in 2010 and has since delivered 30 goals from 40 starts.That's despite Jelavic missing almost four months of last season through injury.Boss McCoist desperately hopes all bids for his main frontman can be rebuffed and has been in constant dialogue with Whyte over their transfer window plans.He remains worried, however, an offer will come in that can't be refused.SunSport also understands Sheffield United are still keen to lands Gers' fringe men John Fleck and Kyle Hutton on loan deals.Blades boss Danny Wilson was left gutted back in August after a move for the duo fell through, but he will try again for the youngsters.Fleck was a sub in Saturday's 0-0 draw against St Johnstone while midfielder Hutton has impressed on loan at Partick Thistle since September.Meanwhile, Gers have joined a host of Premiership clubs in tracking Dulwich Hamlet centre-half Michael Chambers, 17.The 6ft 2ins prospect is also being watched by Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3950827/This-time-Gers-cant-say-no-to-Foxes.html#ixzz1eO7q0744 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienM855 413 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Give up Leicester.15Mil or bust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Don't see why we'd accept this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mor3los_1 3,672 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Don't see why we'd accept this.Cause we are going into administration and HMRC the tax bill paid ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 £8Million and he'll be gone.In my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Atheist 194 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Jela wouldnt agree to sign for Leicester anyway. He's more than capable of doing the business in the Prem/La Liga/Bundesliga etc..If leicester are the only team who bid in January he'll simply bide his time till the summer. No doubt Eck McLeish is getting ideas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMan 63 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Leicester can get to fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Jela wouldnt agree to sign for Leicester anyway. He's more than capable of doing the business in the Prem/La Liga/Bundesliga etc..If leicester are the only team who bid in January he'll simply bide his time till the summer. No doubt Eck McLeish is getting ideas.He might take the risk and feel as if they can get into the EPL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 its 7 million with 2 million in add ons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermac 115 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 £9 million then we have a deal...in the summer.Would be incredibly risky selling Jela in January. He's the type of player we should be trying to get the rest of the team to accommodate. Instead of this long ball pish, with the right ammo Jela would hit 30 plus easy.Only way I'd sell him in January is if the money was reinvested and we were able to get 3-4 players better than what we have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watp_72 33 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Meanwhile, Gers have joined a host of Premiership clubs in tracking Dulwich Hamlet centre-half Michael Chambers, 17.The 6ft 2ins prospect is also being watched by Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.Interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 941 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 £7.5m with add ons to £9m?Need to be realistic, I'd take that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 If Leicester come in with that offer then he is a goner unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiprfc 1,799 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Don't think he'd join them even if we accepted. Someone above had the right of it, if we make it clear we're gonna accept that sort of offer, then he'll just wait until the summer.We'd be smart to consider any offers after the EUROs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeReadyStu 70 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Don't think he'd join them even if we accepted. Someone above had the right of it, if we make it clear we're gonna accept that sort of offer, then he'll just wait until the summer.We'd be smart to consider any offers after the EUROs.Definitely this, if he does well at the Euro's then we could be looking at a lot of money for him. Although he could have a crap Euro's and then we wouldn't get as much, it's a risk well worth taking imo.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 i know this hasnt happened with jela yet, but with other players it has. We always accept the first 'big' offer from english teams. For the past 5 seasons or so, the english teams have proved that when they want a player, they will pay whatever it takes to get them. When they bid for a player and it gets rejected they always go back in with an improved offer - always! We always take the first bid and let them leave. Hold back for once please rangers, reject the first offer. They WILL come back with an improved offer, they always do. Craig gordon is an example, hearts kept knocking back till they managed to get 9m for him. Please knock back the first offer, no team offers the maximum they are willing to pay on their first bid. I spotted this years ago, why cant the people at rangers see this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,962 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I'd accept it, but doubt he'll sign for Leicester. He turned down an EPL club in Newcastle, why would he lower his ambitions? I fully believe Jela would only go to a top 10 club in the EPL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 On the sun website it says. "Foxes back in for jelavic - And this time gers CAN'T say no"And why can't we not say no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,288 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 It's an alice through the looking glass world with no mark clubs like Leicester having more cash than the famous Glasgow Rangers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 On the sun website it says. "Foxes back in for jelavic - And this time gers CAN'T say no"And why can't we not say no? Speach impediment, never been able to say it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stampyurie 203 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Has jela got a release clause in his deal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Has jela got a release clause in his deal?Dont think any players in scotland do. Every player in spain does though, but they're all crazy, like £200m Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Dont think any players in scotland do. Every player in spain does though, but they're all crazy, like £200mCuellar did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brissybear 50 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 £7.5m with add ons to £9m?Need to be realistic, I'd take that.In the summer yes, but not in Jan.You honestly think we would reinvest that in another striker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 In the summer yes, but not in Jan.You honestly think we would reinvest that in another striker?In reality nobody really knows. But in doing so and leaving McCoist with Lafferty and Healy as our only strikers, Whyte would undo a good six months of hard work. Rendering what he has said/done in the past as useless. The fans would turn against him for it, I have no doubt of that.On that logic I believe we would, at least, reinvest £2Million - £3Million on a striker. That is only my opinion though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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