Rangers Target Advised to Choose Barcelona Due to ‘Messi Treatment’

Nils Koppen can highlight the international call-ups of Nicolas Raskin (Belgium), Mohamed Diomande (Ivory Coast), and Hamza Igamane (Morocco) as proof of what young players can achieve if they remain focused and work hard at Auchenhowie.

Rangers also have a strong recent track record of selling players to top-five leagues, with several names featuring on the club’s record transfer sales list.

While experience must be a priority in the summer transfer window, the club will also look at players with a similar profile to Relebohile Mofokeng, a promising talent who has been linked with Barcelona.

To clarify, it is Barcelona’s B team that has shown interest in Mofokeng.

However, a South African football legend and former Kaizer Chiefs star believes that the La Liga giants should be the only club the young winger considers.

Mofokeng Advised to Choose Barcelona Over Rangers

Mofokeng’s physicality has been questioned, with some advising against a move to Rangers for that reason.

Speaking to iDiski Times, Doctor Khumalo stressed the importance of patience in the 20-year-old Bafana Bafana prospect’s development:

“He will be with the B team to learn and understand Barcelona’s culture and norms.

That’s what they did for (Lionel) Messi, who had that disease, and they helped him both medically and sportingly.”

In reference to Messi receiving growth hormone treatment, Khumalo added:

“I can tell you from experience that Rele will benefit. When I went to Argentina, I trained with a physical coach for three weeks, working three hours a day to improve my fitness.

When I returned home, I had bulked up so much that my parents barely recognized me.”

Why Rangers Should Act Quickly to Beat Barcelona

With Oscar Cortes’ future uncertain and Rabbi Matondo available for transfer, Rangers need multiple solutions for their wide positions.

Vaclav Cerny, valued at £8 million, may be too costly unless the San Francisco 49ers takeover provides the kind of transfer guarantees the outgoing board has been seeking.

This means Rangers must recruit two senior wingers and at least one younger or developmental player. A move for Mofokeng would make sense in this scenario.

Celtic’s attacking setup has demonstrated for years that size is not the most crucial factor in Scottish football—speed and end product matter more than physicality.

Mofokeng possesses both attributes, which is why Barcelona are interested in him, even if comparisons to Messi may be premature.