Rangers have reportedly joined Aston Villa, Celtic and Newcastle United in the race to sign winger Daryl Horgan.
According to Irish newspaper The Herald, Rangers have joined the race for Dundalk winger Daryl Horgan – and also want to sign his team-mate Andy Boyle.
Dundalk have been the story of this season’s Europa League, having not only beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv in Group D, but also drew with AZ Alkmaar and fought valiantly against Zenit St. Petersburg.
Dundalk defender Andy Boyle
The problem for manager Stephen Kenny is that those impressive performances both in the Europa League and in the League of Ireland mean that a host of clubs are interested in signing their players.
RTE recently reported that Aston Villa and Newcastle United sent scouts to watch star winger Daryl Horgan in action against Cork City in the FAI Cup final, whilst The Irish Sun reported over the weekend that Celtic had also joined the race for his signature.
Dundalk’s Daryl Horgan in action
Meanwhile, HITC Sport understand that Ipswich Town have registered an interest in signing Dundalk centre back Andy Boyle, with both he and Horgan coming to the end of their contracts next month.
Now, Irish newspaper The Herald report that Rangers are keen to sign both players, with Mark Warburton looking for January reinforcements after an up-and-down start to the season, though they could face a battle with Old Firm rivals Celtic for Horgan, whilst Preston are believed to the ‘favourites’ to land him.
General view outside Ibrox
Winger Horgan, 24, has become Dundalk’s key player, scoring ten goals in his last 22 games, whilst earning a place in the Republic of Ireland national team, and he would add some pace and quality out wide for a Rangers side who have struggled going forward at times this season.
Centre back Boyle has also been called into the Ireland squad off the back of his performances for Dundalk, and the 25-year-old could offer some stability to the Rangers back line after some shaky displays from the likes of Philippe Senderos and Rob Kiernan this term.
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