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Would Rangers be 'mad not to sell' Chermiti?

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Can Rangers afford to turn down a big-money bid for struggling striker Youssef Chermiti?

The 21-year-old joined last summer during Russell Martin's tenure for a fee of around £8m from Everton but failed to hit the ground running.

And now Rangers have reportedly rejected a £13m bid from Fenerbahce for the Portuguese forward, who has scored four goals in 25 appearances this season.

What do the stats say about Chermiti's time in Glasgow so far?

Chermiti has played 16 league games and his four-goal total is level with midfielder Thelo Aasgaard and centre-back Emmanuel Fernandez and fewer than right-back James Tavernier.

But Chermiti's 196.3 minutes per goal is third best in the Rangers team behind Findlay Curtis and Danilo.

While his 25 shots is bettered by Aasgaard, Tavernier, Nicolas Raskin, Mikey Moore and Djeidi Gassama, Chermiti's 14 on target is among the highest in the squad.

He has taken 41 touches inside opposition boxes in the Premiership, three times less than Gassama and fewer than Raskin, Moore and fellow forward Bojan Miovski.

His eight chances created from open play is lower than 10 Rangers players while his 67.2% passing accuracy is among the worst in the Rangers team.

Chermiti clearly has room for development and has shown in glimpses what he is capable of, most notably his double in the 3-1 derby win at Celtic Park earlier this month.

And letting the striker go so late in the transfer window would leave Rangers with only a matter of days to bring in a replacement.

Regardless, given what he has seen from Chermiti so far this season, former Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan thinks Rangers would be foolish not to accept a big-money offer for the forward.

"I wish I had his agent when I was playing at that age," Sheridan striker told the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast.

"It's probably quite a bizarre move if it comes about. If they were getting offered that price, I think they'd be mad not to [sell], for the chance to recoup and actually somehow make money on that deal.

"I think they'd be mad not to try and do it. Even if it was half that price you'd think 'let's just cut our losses'.

"That's football. Sometimes a reputation goes above what is actually happening. He's young, a Portuguese Under-21 international so maybe clubs look at that and see some sort of potential.

"I think if there's any truth in those rumours it'd be hard to see them turning that down."

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