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title: "Rangers: Whelan urges Gers to sign Oli McBurnie"
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author: "jonathan radcliffe"
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published: "2021-06-04T16:15:14Z"
modified: "2021-06-04T16:15:14Z"
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# Rangers: Whelan urges Gers to sign Oli McBurnie

**Noel Whelan believes Oli McBurnie could be “dynamite” for Glasgow Rangers if he were to make the move north of the border.**

### **The Lowdown: Gers linked to McBurnie**

The Gers have been linked with a move for Sheffield United striker McBurnie ([The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9626837/Rangers-pursue-15m-Sheffield-United-striker-Oli-McBurnie.html)), who is known as a boyhood Rangers fan.

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As of yet, there appears to have been no official bid from the 55-time Scottish champions for the 6 foot 2 colossus.

### **The Latest: Whelan urges Gers to make signing**

[Speaking to Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mcburnie-can-be-dynamite-at-rangers-with-ryan-kent-alongside-him-whelan/), Whelan has suggested the capture of McBurnie would be a great signing for the Ibrox outfit. He said:

> *“He won’t be cheap for starters.*
>
> *“He’s not had a good time at Sheffield United. There are a lot of question marks over him.*
>
> *“But Steven Gerrard will get the best out of any player who moves to Rangers, he won’t sign a player unless he thinks they can improve his side.*
>
> *“Defoe won’t give you a full season anymore and McBurnie gives you something different to Alfredo Morelos and Kemar Roofe.*
>
> *“He’s a focal point. He can play long balls up to him, he’s like Odsonne Edouard at Celtic. Players like Kent can then play off him. It could be dynamite.*
>
> *“He’s strong and good in the air, they don’t have a forward who can do that at the moment.*
>
> *“It will be a smart move from Rangers if they can get him at the right price.”*

### **The Verdict: Debatable**

£10.8m-valued McBurnie ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oliver-mcburnie/marktwertverlauf/spieler/298477)) has displayed his goalscoring ability in the past. He had a marvelous record for Swansea’s youth sides, scoring 34 goals in 36 games in Premier League 2, and he even managed to strike 22 times in the Championship during the 2018/19 term ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oliver-mcburnie/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/298477)).

However, his move to the Blades has not gone well, managing just [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oliver-mcburnie/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/298477) goals in 65 outings.

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It has been reported the Yorkshire outfit would want [£15m](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9626837/Rangers-pursue-15m-Sheffield-United-striker-Oli-McBurnie.html) to let him depart – an absurd amount for Rangers, whose record signing remains the £12m they spent on Tore Andre Flo at the start of the century ([via The Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ryan-kents-rangers-transfer-fee-19187111)). For that amount of money, they can surely do better than McBurnie.

***In other news, [Kieran Maguire has made this Ibrox claim.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/rangers-gers-ibrox-steven-gerrard-kieran-maguire-john-bennett-60000/)***