Rangers are reportedly set to bring Ovie Ejaria to Ibrox.
Cardiff City goalkeeper Lee Camp has told The Scottish Sun that he thinks Rangers-bound playmaker Ovie Ejaria is a ‘great young player’ as his Ibrox move nears.
Rangers have secured two new faces in Allan McGregor and Scott Arfield, whilst also tying up a permanent move for winger Jamie Murphy following his loan move from Brighton and Hove Albion.
The Gers continue to look for new signings to aid Steven Gerrard’s cause, and the new Rangers boss looks set to call in a favour from former club Liverpool.
Gerrard has targeted a deal for Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria, with the Daily Record reporting that a season-long loan deal is set for completion.
The 20-year-old midfielder was once on the books with Arsenal before heading to Liverpool in 2016, and he has made eight first-team appearances for the Reds.
In the second half of this past season, Ejaria was farmed out on loan to Sunderland, but he couldn’t hit top form at the Stadium of Light as the Black Cats suffered relegation.
Now, one of his former Sunderland teammates, Lee Camp, has spoken to The Scottish Sun that he feels Ejaria is a ‘great young player’ and is technically ‘brilliant’ thanks to him being gifted on the ball.
Camp noted that it was ‘difficult’ for Ejaria to succeed at Sunderland, but felt that he could be successful in a No. 10 role for an attack-minded team – something Gerrard may push for at Rangers.
“Ovie is a great young player, really modest and respectful, and full of ability,” said Camp. “Technically he is brilliant, he’s composed and gifted on the ball, and moves it well. He gets forward, he can score a goal and works hard. You can see that Liverpool, top-level mentality in him. He presses really well, he likes to do the hustling and bustling that you saw from Jurgen Klopp’s team in the Champions League. Ovie is a big lad and he gets around the pitch. He uses his frame well and he’s a great athlete. He was also at Arsenal as a young boy, and you can see the pedigree he has. There is no doubt he can go far in the game.”
“It was difficult for Ovie at Sunderland. With the situation of fighting against relegation, we probably didn’t see the best of him. But there were times when he played high up the pitch centrally, in the No10 role, and you could see his quality. He created chances, he got a goal and in a successful, attacking team, he would thrive. Rangers would offer that platform. Ovie needs to be on the ball creating things, and he would get the chance at Ibrox,” he added.
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