Rangers recruitment slammed by McAvennie after Sky’s Antonio Colak update
Frank McAvennie has claimed Antonio Colak might not have what it takes to make it at Rangers.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Celtic striker suggested that the 28-year-old’s goalscoring record last season “is not good enough” for the Scottish top flight.
According to Sky Sports (29 June), Rangers have agreed a fee of £1.8million for the PAOK striker but a deal is yet to be struck.
The Croatian has two years left on his contract with the Greek club.
Colak joined PAOK in 2020 and spent last season on loan with Malmo where he scored against Rangers in a Champions League qualifier.
However, McAvennie has branded the move a risk for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side.
“Eight goals in 36 games is not very good for a striker,” he told Football Insider.
“Listen it might be different, I went a year without scoring a lot but I made a lot of goals so it might be that.
“But Celtic brought in Albian Ajeti who was the top goalscorer in Switzerland and he’s just not the kind of player suitable for Scotland. Not the kind of player suitable for England either because he never got a game. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
“£2million without selling anyone, I don’t know whether Rangers are going to get that. The last player they sold was Paterson down to Everton and they didn’t do anything with that money so I don’t know.
“But £2million, it’s a gamble.“
In other news, pundit is ‘sure’ Rangers will now sell Joe Aribo after £10m reveal.