Claude Puel’s side have struggled for goals in Ligue 1, which cannot be said for Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos in the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers are once again having to deal with interest in their star man, with Le10 Sport claiming that St Etienne are keen to lure Alfredo Morelos across the channel during the January transfer window.
Barely a month has gone by without the Colombian goal-machine being linked with a move away from Ibrox since he arrived from HJK Helsinki in 2017.
And after netting 18 goals in just 23 games during an outstanding start to the season, all the while cleaning up his previously dreadful disciplinary record, it was almost inevitable that Morelos would be a man in demand again come the winter.
St Etienne, ten time winners of the French top flight, have scored just 11 goals in 11 Ligue 1 games this season so it is no surprise that Les Verts have made a striker their top priority – especially as both Robert Beric and Lois Diony could be on their way out of the Stade Geoffroy Guichard.
The report claims that St Etienne, now coached by Claude Puel, have been sending scouts to Scotland to watch Morelos in action. But his hefty price-tag could prove prohibitive for a team who don’t exactly posses PSG’s remarkable wealth.
Sky Sports has claimed that Rangers would demand at least £20 million for their talisman and, with a first league title in eight years on the line, don’t expect Steven Gerrard’s side to cash in for any amount of money.
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