Roy Hodgson: Rangers are in grave financial difficulty
The West Brom manager was at the Celtic v Rangers game on Wednesday and has been linked with a move for Nikica Jelavic during the January transfer window.
It seems that half of the clubs in the Premiership have been linked with the Croatian striker but after witnessing Wednesday night’s action the West Brom boss won’t be taking his interest any further.
“Everyone is linked with Jelavic,” Hodgson explained to Sky Sports. “On the basis that Rangers are in grave financial difficulty.
“The Rangers manager has said that if they get a good offer for Jelavic, they’d have to sell, so I suppose we would join the list of the clubs that are going to be linked with him.
“It (the Old Firm match) was an opportunity to see the player everyone is talking about, but I don’t think our name would be at the top of that list as potential candidates for him.
“I can’t talk about the price they’re asking for Jelavic, I’ve no idea, we haven’t made any enquiries for him.”
The issue of Jelavic promises to dominate the transfer window with conflicting messages already emerging about the strikers situation.
“Somebody at the club had mentioned it to me before kick-off, which was all I needed to be frank,” McCoist responded on Wednesday night to reports that QPR had submitted a written offer for Jelavic.
“I haven’t heard anything else, that’s all, and they told me it was just a rumour.”
Thirty six hours later the story had changed as the Rangers managed explained on the club website: “There has been no bid for Nikica as far as I am aware.
“There was a rumour knocking about before the Celtic game and that was all it was and I haven’t heard anything to confirm or deny that rumour.
“I think that a radio report mentioned Queen’s Park Rangers but that’s all I have heard.
“Nobody has told me that a club has made an offer and I certainly wouldn’t want one.”
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