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Scotsman
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Rangers 'monitor' 23 y/o international described as a "prodigious talent" as bid rejected for winger
Rangers are continuing to be active in the transfer window and have been linked with a talented young winger Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Rangers have joined the race to sign highly-rated Wolfsberger AC winger Thierno Ballo, according to reports in Germany. Earlier this morning, a new report from respected journalist Florian Plettenberg revealed that the Glasgow giants had been 'monitoring' the Austrian international in recent weeks, and are ready to rival Ajax and Mainz for the signature of the talented youngster this summer. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Thierno Ballo has been linked with a move to Rangers this summer. | Getty Images Ballo, 23, has spent the last three seasons with Austrian Bundesliga outfit Wolfsberger AC following his release by Chelsea, scoring 28 goals in 85 appearances after joining the club in the summer of 2022. A key player at the Lavanttal-Arena, he has featured predominately on the left-side of a front three, but is equally capable of playing in an attacking midfield role. A former Chelsea academy player, Ballo was described as a "prodigious talent" during his teenage years, and was hailed as one of the club's potential wonderkids, earning comparisons to both Jadon Sancho and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who had emerged from English Premier League academies at around the same time. Born in Ivory Coast with a Guinean mother, he initially held Ivorian citizenship before adopting Austrian citizenship. He has represented Austria at various youth international levels, but made his senior international bow last month in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over San Marino. Southampton's Samuel Edozie is a target for Rangers boss Russell Martin this summer. |Catching the eye of several huge European clubs after scoring a brace for Austria's under-17 team against England at the age of just 14, Ballo signed his first professional contract at Stamford Bridge in 2019 and progressed to their under-23 team, where he featured regularly before joining Austrian outfit Rapid Wien on a season-long loan during the 2021/22 season. However, he would struggle on loan in Vienna, playing just eight times before returning to Chelsea. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ajax inquire in Austria about winger with Chelsea past
According to Sky Sports (via VoetbalPrimeur), Ajax are interested in Wolfsberger AC's Thierno Ballo. The 23-year-old left-winger is on track to take a step up this summer. The Amsterdam side aren't alone: Ballo is also being watched from Scotland and Germany. In their search for attacking reinforcements, Ajax have turned to Ballo, a wideman who recently made his debut for the Austrian national team. 'Ajax, Rangers, and Mainz are all keeping an eye on Ballo and have inquired about the 23-year-old winger from Wolfsberger AC,' reports Florian Plettenberg. Advertisement 'No decision has been made yet, because several teams are interested in him.' The Austrians expect bids for Ballo to come in this summer. 'Discussions are ongoing.' Although born in the Ivory Coast, Ballo holds Austrian nationality after being raised there. The striker has been part of the youth academies of LASK, Bayer Leverkusen, and Chelsea in recent years. The West London club loaned him to Rapid Wien in 2021, and eventually saw Ballo make a free transfer to Wolfsberger AC a year later. Wolfsberger finished the regular season fourth in the Austrian Bundesliga, with Ballo contributing 10 league goals and six assists in 31 matches. According to the one-cap international has a market value of approximately five million euros. Advertisement GBeNeFN | Max Bradfield
Scotsman
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Rangers 'monitor' 23 y/o international described as a "prodigious talent" as bid rejected for winger
Rangers are continuing to be active in the transfer window and have been linked with a talented young winger Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Rangers have joined the race to sign highly-rated Wolfsberger AC winger Thierno Ballo, according to reports in Germany. Earlier this morning, a new report from respected journalist Florian Plettenberg revealed that the Glasgow giants had been 'monitoring' the Austrian international in recent weeks, and are ready to rival Ajax and Mainz for the signature of the talented youngster this summer. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Thierno Ballo has been linked with a move to Rangers this summer. | Getty Images Ballo, 23, has spent the last three seasons with Austrian Bundesliga outfit Wolfsberger AC following his release by Chelsea, scoring 28 goals in 85 appearances after joining the club in the summer of 2022. A key player at the Lavanttal-Arena, he has featured predominately on the left-side of a front three, but is equally capable of playing in an attacking midfield role. A former Chelsea academy player, Ballo was described as a "prodigious talent" during his teenage years, and was hailed as one of the club's potential wonderkids, earning comparisons to both Jadon Sancho and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who had emerged from English Premier League academies at around the same time. Born in Ivory Coast with a Guinean mother, he initially held Ivorian citizenship before adopting Austrian citizenship. He has represented Austria at various youth international levels, but made his senior international bow last month in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over San Marino. Southampton's Samuel Edozie is a target for Rangers boss Russell Martin this summer. |Catching the eye of several huge European clubs after scoring a brace for Austria's under-17 team against England at the age of just 14, Ballo signed his first professional contract at Stamford Bridge in 2019 and progressed to their under-23 team, where he featured regularly before joining Austrian outfit Rapid Wien on a season-long loan during the 2021/22 season. However, he would struggle on loan in Vienna, playing just eight times before returning to Chelsea. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Edinburgh Reporter
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Hibs sign Austrian goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger on a three-year deal
Austrian goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger has become David Gray's second signing ahead of the 2025/26 season, and has joined the Club on a three-year deal, subject to international clearance. The 29-year-old 6ft 5' shot-stopper arrives at Easter Road Stadium from Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg, for an undisclosed fee, where he kept 12 clean sheets in 38 appearances across all competitions during the 2024/25 season. Sallinger played every minute of Hartberg's memorable Austrian Cup journey this season, keeping four clean sheets and conceding just once over five rounds before narrowly losing out 1-0 to Wolfsberger AC in the Final. After welcoming Sallinger to the Club, Hibs David Gray commented: 'We're really pleased to bring Raphael to the Football Club. 'He's a talented goalkeeper that has a number of positive attributes, and he performed excellently in the Austrian Bundesliga last season. 'He will provide healthy competition in the goalkeeping department, which will benefit him and Jordan Smith. 'My coaching staff and I look forward to working with him.' Sporting Director Malky Mackay added: 'Raphael is someone we've been tracking for a long period of time, so we're delighted to get the deal over the line. 'With two goalkeepers departing this summer, we knew we needed reinforcements in that area. Now with Raphael and Jordan Smith, we have a good level of competition in the goalkeeping department. 'We look forward to seeing him join the group when the players return later this month.' Like this: Like Related
