Nils Koppen now wants to bring Leeds star to Rangers on loan next month – report | OneFootball

Rangers are discussing bringing Leeds United striker Joe Gelhardt to the Ibrox club on loan next month, according to the Daily Mail.

The Light Blues wanted the Elland Road club star in the summer, and will now look to complete a temporary deal with finances likely to force technical director Nils Koppen to return to the loan market.

Gelhardt has found himself at the bottom rung in the pecking order of Leeds manager Daniel Farke, and a move to Rangers on loan for the rest of 2024-25 could appeal to him.

However, the Scottish Premiership club are not the only ones keen on the 22-year-old, with the likes of Queen Park Rangers, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Plymouth and Preston North End all interested in recruiting his services.

Rangers want to bolster their attacking ranks as they look to finish the campaign strongly, and the Leeds forward fits the bill despite managing just ten minutes of action as a late substitute in two English Championship games all season.

Aside from a striker, the Light Blues also want to land new defenders, a midfielder and a winger, and getting the right players could help turn their stuttering campaign around heading into the second half of the campaign.

Gelhardt needs regular playing chances to fulfil his huge potential, and while Leeds appear to have moved on from him, Rangers could be willing to offer him an opportunity to get his career back on track again.

He notched two goals and two assists in the Premier League back in 2021-22 and ended the following campaign with five goals and six assists in the Championship.

His loan spell at Sunderland last term did not work out, and a move to Scotland to link up with Rangers could get the Leeds youngster firing on all cylinders again.