da 888casino: Glasgow Rangers manager Michael Beale has been gifted a big opportunity to snap up one of their reported targets for the January transfer window…
What’s the talk?
da lvbet: Fulham have officially confirmed that central midfielder Josh Onomah has been released after a mutual decision to terminate his contract.
This means that the 25-year-old talent is now available to interested parties on a free transfer and could be signed beyond the deadline, as his deal was ripped up before the end of the window.
Last month, Football Insider reported that Gers manager Michael Beale was eyeing up a possible swoop for the former England U21 international.
An opening emerges
Six teams are reportedly eyeing a deal to sign Onomah and Beale must now reignite his interest in bringing the gem to Ibrox in the coming hours of the window as it could be a shrewd move by the Light Blues.
Ryan Jack, Scott Arfield, and Steven Davis are all out of contract at the end of the season and signing the former Fulham talent, alongside Belgian gem Nicolas Raskin, could represent a changing of the guard in midfield for the club.
The three aforementioned players are all in their 30s and will all be older than 32 by the end of the campaign, which indicates that it could be time for Beale to inject some younger players into the mix in that position.
Onomah, 25, fits the bill and his availability on a free transfer also means that his arrival would be a low-risk, high-reward, deal for Ross Wilson to make.
The central midfielder, who journalist Josh Bunting once stated has “huge potential”, has 26 Premier League appearances and nine caps for his country at U21 level under his belt. He has also played 99 matches in the Championship – scoring eight goals and providing 12 assists – and been promoted twice from the division.
Onomah, who has been capped by England at six different age groups, is an experienced player in the top two tiers of English football and is at a great age at 25, as the gem still has plenty of time to develop and improve.
Beale could take the talented midfielder on as a player who could make an immediate impact on the pitch but also a signing with one eye on the future, with potential exits for Jack, Arfield, and Davis on the cards heading into the summer.