Rangers get 'fairytale' warning as £4m not enough for target
With Cyriel Dessers and Hamza Igamane potential leavers in this window, that would exacerbate the need to get forwards in and Turgeman is seen as an option.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv are believed to be reluctant to do business, especially as it would be difficult to persuade an overseas replacement to head to Israel given the current situation in the country.
Now, their manager Zarko Lazetic has hinted it would take a mega offer to tempt them into selling. And he quoted the £4million previously reported as not being close to the mark.
He told Sport 1: "He is a football beast, only a fairytale offer would tempt the club to sell the player. £4million will not be enough."
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