After nine transfer windows attempting to find a club interested in signing Alfredo Morelos the Daily Record has taken to laughing at their own coverage.
From mystery clubs in China to Barcelona the Record has been at their creative best trying to draw out an offer of Dembele Dollars for the chunky striker.
Every possible positive spin has been tried without success, various transfer jigsaws have been put together to explain why Morelos would be on the move but at the end of each transfer window the Colombian would still be turning up for training at Murray Park.
Now it is getting serious. Morelos has 12 months to run on his contract and is currently on holiday in Colombia while undergoing rehab on thigh surgery.
How engaged he’ll be for his sixth season is open to question, breaking the 20 SPFL goals in one season barrier may not be much of a motivation.
Assessing the situation, the Daily Record reports:
There’s little doubt Rangers fans are keen to see further striking options added to Van Bronckhorst’s squad but exactly what is required could hinge on Alfredo Morelos.
The Colombian’s future comes under scrutiny every transfer window and he’s been linked with a list of clubs as long as Ibrox Stadium’s marble staircase over the years.
It feels inevitable that speculation will restart sooner rather than later as he enters the final year of his contract – unless an agreement over an extension can be reached soon. That will involve sounding out Morelos’ intentions, as they are no doubt already doing.
Barca Belterhttps://t.co/o7dVHhH4fB
— Joe McHugh (@videocelts) June 15, 2022
In the last 2 years the Sun and Daily Record have linked Morelos with ‘big money moves to: Newcastle, St Etienne, Spurs, Aston Villa, Leceister, Lille, Leeds, Crystal Palace, Real Betis, Stoke, Galatasaray, and now my new favourite… Barcelona. Yet no bids ???????
— Mark Clelland (@markclelland_) January 21, 2020
Do daily record “journalists” just sit around and say ” what spoof are we gonna make up today lads?” . Morelos was supposed to go to Barcelona last year.
— Mr Dilkington (@bE01uOxDgM6KSOk) June 19, 2020
Daily Record the past four days…
Fri ?? Palace Interested in Morelos
Sat ?? Gerrard ‘rejecting’ Morelos interest
Sun ?? Newcastle interested in Gerrard as manager
Mon ?? Gerrard ‘rejecting’ Newcastle interest.I’d say ‘you couldn’t make it up’ but I’d be “quite wrong”… ? pic.twitter.com/pO3yb0annd
— ? Gastro Celtic ? – ??? (@Gastro_Celtic) July 8, 2019
Alfredo Morelos can be Rangers’ Erling Haaland as Jorg Albertz claims firing star can hammer Borussia Dortmund – Daily Record https://t.co/XiFxnCxMQR
— Borussia Dortmund (@BorussiDortmund) December 29, 2021
I just hope Alfredo returns with that blonde wig— I thought she looked great..
The only players they’ll be signing this window is Morelos, Kent, Aribo & Kamara. And even then, that’s a big mibees?.
That is why the Record is for the brain dead