{"id":533318,"date":"2023-10-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=533318"},"modified":"2023-10-28T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:00:00","slug":"sources-rangers-race-multiple-clubs-to-sign-abdallah-sima-permanently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-rangers-race-multiple-clubs-to-sign-abdallah-sima-permanently\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Rangers race multiple clubs to sign Abdallah Sima permanently"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rangers will explore the possibility of landing on-loan Brighton star Abdallah Sima permanently but could face competition for his signature, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old has impressed at Ibrox since arriving on a season-long loan in the summer window and is attracting the attention of several other clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider <\/strong>revealed on Friday (27 October) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-major-update-on-rangers-bid-to-sign-abdallah-sima-permanently\/\">Rangers do not have the option to buy Sima at the end of his temporary spell.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sima_Abdalah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sima_Abdalah<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UEL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XzBpMmKZW8\">pic.twitter.com\/XzBpMmKZW8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RangersFC\/status\/1717167976619659766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brighton paid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/16016113\/brighton-transfer-abdallah-sima-stoke-loan\/\">reported<\/a> fee of \u00a37million to Slavia Prague to land the winger in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seagulls were keen for him to play regular first-team football in a quality league after tough spells at Angers and Stoke City in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is yet to play for the south coast club &#8211; but remains under contract at the Amex Stadium until June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is believed Rangers could face stiff competition from other European clubs for Sima at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has only just become a regular starter for Rangers this season but has nonetheless managed nine goals across 17 total appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old has managed four goals in his last three Scottish Premiership starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sima&#8217;s form earned him a recall to Aliou Cisse&#8217;s Senegal senior squad earlier this month &#8211; his first since September 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the winger could miss up to six games in the new year if he is picked in the squad for the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/10\/sima-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"Rangers\" class=\"wp-image-533130\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rangers and Sima are next in action against Hearts in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday (29 October).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philippe Clement&#8217;s second game in charge ended in a 0-0 draw against Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday (26 October).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-clement-plotting-to-lure-stars-to-rangers-in-january-he-knows-well\/\">Clement plotting to lure stars to Rangers in January.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangers will explore the possibility of landing on-loan Brighton star Abdallah Sima permanently but could face competition for his signature, sources have told Football Insider. The 22-year-old has impressed at Ibrox since arriving on a season-long loan in the summer window and is attracting the attention of several other clubs. 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