{"id":523202,"date":"2023-08-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=523202"},"modified":"2023-08-11T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:00:00","slug":"sources-championship-and-serie-a-clubs-race-to-sign-ex-rangers-star-nikola-katic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-championship-and-serie-a-clubs-race-to-sign-ex-rangers-star-nikola-katic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Championship and Serie A clubs race to sign ex-Rangers star Nikola Katic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clubs from the English Championship and Italy&#8217;s Serie A are ready to move for former Rangers defender Nikola Katic, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old now plys his trade for FC Zurich and is one of the top-performing defenders in the Swiss Super League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A well-placed source has told <strong>Football Insider <\/strong>that one club has come forward on Friday (11 August) with a concrete offer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/nikola-katic\/profil\/spieler\/422051\">Katic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 &#039;This is the BIG ONE&#039; | Rangers expert WOWED as yet another signing agreed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UoT0N-6EfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-time Croatia international left Rangers for Zurich last summer (2022) but is already being targeted for a potential return to Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He played 26 times for the Swiss side last term, including four appearances in the Europa League &#8211; and has already played 90 minutes in three games in the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katic&#8217;s contract in Zurich runs until June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He joined Rangers on a four-year deal in 2018 after leaving Slaven Belupo in his native Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre-back played 30 times across all competitions in his first season at Ibrox, but became a fan favourite the in the following campaign after scoring a famous winner in a 2-1 Old Firm victory in December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katic&#8217;s promising Rangers career was stunted in the following summer when he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in pre-season training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Rangers\" class=\"wp-image-352483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2021\/09\/rangers-ibrox.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He missed the entire 2020-21 campaign and was ultimately sent out on loan to Hadjuk Split before departing permanently last summer (2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The now 26-year-old made 59 appearances across all competitions in Glasgow, notching six goals and three assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-rangers-make-move-to-sign-jake-cooper\/\">Rangers make move to sign English defender.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clubs from the English Championship and Italy&#8217;s Serie A are ready to move for former Rangers defender Nikola Katic, sources have told Football Insider. The 26-year-old now plys his trade for FC Zurich and is one of the top-performing defenders in the Swiss Super League. 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