27 Jan 2026 11:59:38
Apparently, we have knocked back £10m offer for Gassama. 300% roi in six months seems like good business. It appears to be more than fair from what I've seen of Gassama.
27 Jan 2026 12:15:48
Monaco.
27 Jan 2026 12:17:08
I don't think we will have knocked back an offer like that personally. If true, it's a mistake in my opinion.
27 Jan 2026 12:24:11
Take that and bring in Maswanhise and Redzic. Two in form players who can both play either wing and CF.
27 Jan 2026 12:29:09
First thing…it'll be euros and secondly we want to win the league we can't be letting Gassama go now, maybe in summer. Even off the bench he's worth more to us here than risking trying to replace him.
I want maswanhise in personally but not as a replacement for Gassama but to be rotated with Gassama so we have depth of quality.
27 Jan 2026 12:32:54
Not really sure how accurate that story was seeing as earlier they were stating it was £6m, then suddenly it increased to £10m? Either way it was suggesting it was on a loan with possible obligation to buy so no chance in re-investing that money just now as wouldn't see any of it till the summer.
So why not hold on to him, hopefully help us win the league, at which point we'd easily be able to get the same (if not more) for a player who would then potentially be playing in the champs league next season ?.
27 Jan 2026 12:36:06
I would personally sell if that was the case.
27 Jan 2026 12:44:06
yeah, if it really was 8 figures guaranteed then I've got to say I think we should have taken it and reinvested in the likes of Maswanhise (and others). Gassama clearly has something, but his final ball is poor more often than not and on my eyes I don't think he's going to get much better.
Just my view though, and trust the manager's opinion more than mine!
27 Jan 2026 12:47:24
Originally thought it was 6m but see eight figures mentioned now with obligation possible loan fee and wages included until summer, up to DR we need someone in as replacement or we wait till summer, we need to keep him on left to get best out him and is probably our best outlet for goals and assists in open play which might be gamble to lose in title run in, can understand some wanting sale right enough.
27 Jan 2026 12:50:44
Can't see us knocking back 10m. Probably knocked back an offer but not 10. I'd take 10 and give 3m for Motherwell flyer.
27 Jan 2026 12:53:37
Would be a big mistake letting him go now. His value will increase plus you then have to go buy someone and wait for them to settle in. Monaco isn't exactly a wow attraction 10th in the league and in turmoil at the moment and empty stands every week. Well done Rangers standing strong. Gassama has showed he has quality.
27 Jan 2026 12:54:28
Sell, sell, sell.
Re-invest some, save some.
And that would be the business model perfectly at work.
27 Jan 2026 13:03:25
See, this is what annoys me. People will say "no way we knocked that back"
"I'd sell him for £6m"
Bla bla bla
Stop undervaluing our own players and actually think about Gassama and his situation.
Decent size clubs interested. He can go past a man with ease. He can shoot from outside the box (sometimes erratic). Has pace. Works hard. 22 years old. On a decent contract. Actually has pretty good potential.
Slightly inconsistent (he's been on the right mostl), but he's 22. He still has a lot of room to improve and that's why potential always comes into the fee.
Stop undervaluing your own players. It's a mentality the old board has gotten drilled into our club and its own supporters.
27 Jan 2026 13:08:31
I like Gassama, and personally i'd rather keep our starting 11 players at this stage in the window. You could be expecting a lot of a player to come in and instantly hit the ground running with the run of fixtures we have coming up.
Equally we could sell, sign one of the above mentioned and they are much much better than Gassama but I think Rohl will be content enough with his left side at the moment and not want to risk it.
27 Jan 2026 13:11:44
Gers if we sell now then we can buy on same terms and we don't pay everything up front. The issue is do we want to sell a first team player at any price and even if we do replace them it takes time for that player to settle and we are at the end of the season. If we had 2 players who were both playing excellently in that position then the risk is less s you still have one.
we don't here so for that reason it is too much of a risk. even for a Motherwell player who we down know what Motherwell want in cash, won't sell to us and we don't know if his form would follow to us.
27 Jan 2026 13:12:45
If 10m take it 100%.
27 Jan 2026 13:18:45
He is only going to get better young guy likely the 10 mil is nonsense.
27 Jan 2026 13:22:08
Have to take this with a HUGE pinch of salt tbh,
We can̈ot pass up 10m for anybody!
27 Jan 2026 13:22:23
I just posted about this myself, if indeed its true I would take it then offer Motherwell a deal they can't say no to for their winger. If indeed it is true then fair play to cavanagh and co.
27 Jan 2026 13:23:20
The problem is if we sell Gassama for €10m and go to Motherwell for the lad then they'll ask for mega bucks for him. 5-6-7m even
Gassama is not a very good player if we're all honest. That's crazy money for him. We should bite off the hand and have Maswanhise signed before we sell him.
27 Jan 2026 13:23:54
I think it was maybe the structure of the deal the club didn't like because that kind of money is mad.
27 Jan 2026 13:26:02
Angus I know we don't pay everything up front (or receive it that way) but it's likely in terms of FFP that the money wouldn't count towards this seasons figures so would still have an impact on what we can spend. And yes we could try and bring someone in in the same terms but likelihood is less chance other teams will want to do business on those terms.
Plus as others have suggested, any new player could take weeks or months to settle where as Gassama (although not perfect) is contributing week in week out to what we are trying to achieve. And as I say, win the league and there will be plenty of teams willing to put in offers at the same value if not more.
27 Jan 2026 13:26:52
Now isn't the time for selling a settled squad going for a title replace him with who potato there's a few days left then you need to wait on them settling in.
27 Jan 2026 13:29:28
Correct Angus his replacement probably takes time adjusting, not the time of the season for that.
27 Jan 2026 13:31:19
I do love it "go get maswanhise" as if it was a simple yeah here's 3 mill he's ours now. Motherwell are going for European football they have no Interest in selling.
27 Jan 2026 13:31:59
Yes, yes let's sell Gassama who's had a average season so far out of position for 10 million euros/pounds or we could keep him to help to win the league in his preferred position then sell for more (he wants to stay to win the league). Plus it's a loan with obligation so we'd not get the money till it was made permanent.
I'd love Maswanhise but we aren't getting him for cheap as he's their most important player, and probably isn't for sale right now. Motherwell got 8 million for Miller and he wasn't as important.
27 Jan 2026 13:38:41
What's he worth when we will the league? We could possibly qualify for CL and he could go for 15 mil. Risk and reward.
27 Jan 2026 14:13:42
It's been confirmed the bid of loan with 10m plus obligation was rejected
Player wants to stay and also no time for a replacement.
27 Jan 2026 14:14:44
Gassama is" not a very good player " but a big club in a Top 5 league who are playing in the Champions league are supposedly offering £10million for him. How does that make sense?
27 Jan 2026 14:17:19
I highly doubt we aill sign maswanhise from what I've seen he operates mostly from the right and yes yes i know he can play other positions but seema to. be whsre he's most comfortable with us signing skov there just can't see it happening.
If they offer 10 million now could be more in summer if winners medal and more goals and asssists to name.
27 Jan 2026 14:28:40
Gassama isn't the finished article yet. He's only 22 with loads of potential and Rohl would be consulted on this. I think Gassama is going to be some player if he can get that final decision making sorted. He's been playing on the wrong side for a lot of our matches and we need to be more patient with our players at times.
Remember Kuhn went to Como for 16m after a poor start in Scottish football. We need to value our players more at times.
27 Jan 2026 14:29:13
If the 10mil is truly what was offered then I can't see why we would turn that down, He hasn't been great most games. Sure he's had flashes of brilliance and people will say he's still developing, he'll only get better but that would pay for the likes of Maswanhise AND Naderi? another 2 with huge potential who we could sell on for good money in the future also. If Maswanhise had been in a Rangers shirt this season banging in 15 goals after two thirds of the season how much would we be looking at in terms of his value? A hell of a lot more than what Motherwell will be getting that's for sure.
I don't see Gassama as being the title decider for us either, I get what people are saying but for me selling/ losing the likes of Raskin or Dio this window would lessen our chances of the title, selling Gassama wouldn't. Just my opinion.
27 Jan 2026 14:35:26
Would the guy fae Motherwell have as much impact as he does with motherwell? Cause he certainly isn't up against10 men sitting behind the ball every wk and has time and space which he won't get at Ibrox.
27 Jan 2026 14:52:23
Gers that isn't the way it works though re FSR (or FFP if you want to call it that) as I understand it and elements of both the fee paid and the fee received would count towards this years FSR calculations.
When a club sells a player, the entire transfer fee received is not considered profit. Instead, the "profit" recorded for financial rules is the difference between the sale price and the player's remaining book value. so for Gassama we would have £10m less (£3.6m/4) equals £7.3M straight into our profits, which helps our current years FSR. £3.6M/4 is because of assumed original tranfer value and that amortisation spread over 4 year contract at £900k per year. so it may be higher if TV wasn't that high.
When we buy a replacement, we do not expense the full transfer fee immediately. Instead, we amortise the cost over the length of the contract, capped at a maximum of 5 years by UEFA, usually the length of the contract.
none of this is about how we pay the fee or receive the fee but just on the bookkeeping exercise for FSR.
However there is a Long-Term Risk involved in this strategy. the buy/sell process helps short-term compliance, but future amortisation costs (the write down of every player every year) can stop us buying or force us in to selling homegrown players to meet FSR rules ( we don't sell enough or at right price and it is outbalanced by amortisation costs we write off each year). this is especially prevalent if the new, expensive players do not perform and need to be sold later for a loss before the end of their write down period.
so for FSR it isn't about actual cash (although we need to be able to afford it) but more the book-keeping exercise. Clubs can finance the money they get for players up front when a buying club wants the fee paid over the period of the contract.
complicated though.
27 Jan 2026 14:56:35
FFP is now FSR.
27 Jan 2026 14:57:12
Wouldn't entertain 6 i'd keep him and get him settled and a run of games on the left his best position, if we get him and Olson settled and flying could be a real difference as there is goals in them that I am confident about.
27 Jan 2026 15:29:46
Chasni that's only your opinion that we undervaluing our players others don't so I don't know why you posted that. No club will read on here that I am allegedly undervaluing a player let's low ball him ?♂️.
27 Jan 2026 15:37:50
If true ask for another 2million take 5 of the 12 and get the Motherwell boy 7millon in the bank and a good player.
27 Jan 2026 16:42:48
Chasni I agree with what you are saying. The only bit I don't is he works hard. He is a lazy player especially in his defensive duties.
27 Jan 2026 17:10:12
Chasni can I also add that it will be interesting to see him more often on his favoured left side, with a (hopefully impactful) Olsen on the opposite, giving a more consistent role.
I'd definitely keep imo. This 'only occasionally'/ 'not good enough' irritates me as already pointed out, he's young, learning and in an improving team. But, and please be aware I am in no way comparing, the great magician that was Davie Cooper sometimes only turned up 1in 3 but could absolutely make that incredible difference when he did.
That for me is just wingers sometimes but this boy 'possibly' could be something special and we're now in a far better position to be able to wait and see if that comes to fruition.
27 Jan 2026 17:43:35
Think when a fee potentially let's you get 2 poss 3 players of same potential or ability you take it
Is a tough call though.
27 Jan 2026 18:05:14
so before we have achieved any success we are selling off our best LW, will we ever learn.
(cue the Moore is our best LW - no he is the best winger tottenham have loaned us until he goes back - Curtis has just as much potential )
Success first, then sell, PSG had a plethora of high value quality players that is the only reason Gassama was moved on if Monaco want him then that is just further confirmation letting him go was a mistake, and that mistake was our gain.
fans want success again, yet they want us to sell out talents as soon as possible. You can't have both selling now is a big mistake wee Gassama is tricky to plkay against when he is on form and we have all seen the quality of his goals they are top notch,
yes let's sell prematurely and Monaco will rake in a hefty profit in a season or 2 on him, while we get ripped again, did we sell all out goo players mid season under Smith or Mcleish or Advocaat no we had sustained success because we built teams around the quality and sold the players that didn;t really work, hence all the cups.
we weren't even getting Gassama it's was pure luck that his former club were in a lot of finacial trouble that they were forced to sell, and we made or move.
we have been crap on the wings fro seasons, with the odd exception, 2 loan players Sima, Cerny.
We now have a a cracking young talent that can take in outsmart and open up defences and you want to sell him after half a season lol, we need goals and Gassama scores belters.
his value has doubled since we bought him, there is no guarantee Moherwell will sell Manawhise.
Its a definite NO from me, let's get the league in the bag first, if Monaco are willing to pay 10 for him now they'll pay 20 for him by the end of he season and he will have contributed to our euro group windfall.
27 Jan 2026 18:24:09
Only sell in summer, we hold all the cards.
27 Jan 2026 20:16:41
If we are going to sell Gassama I would make sure we had Maswanhise signed before.