By STEPHEN MCGOWAN Last updated at 11:01 PM on 25th January 2012 Get serious! Jelavic is not a £10m striker, says ex-QPR boss Warnock Neil Warnock has warned Rangers they will toil to get £10million for Nikica Jelavic. The former Queens Park Rangers boss was speaking out as West Ham had an offer of £5m plus £1m in add-ons rejected by the Ibrox club. The Upton Park outfit began informal negotiations last week and, according to Rangers sources, followed that up with a firm proposal. On Wednesday, however, senior figures at West Ham said they are ready to move on to other targets. Rangers will now step up efforts to sell the 17-goal striker for as close to £10m as possible, with manager Ally McCoist hamstrung in his efforts to sign new players until the sale goes through. Warnock considered buying the Ibrox club’s top scorer before being sacked by QPR a fortnight ago and last night told Sportsmail: ‘I know what Rangers value him at. But whether they get anywhere near that is another matter. ‘I would be surprised if anybody paid that much and were not very impressed, if I’m honest. We watched him for a few weeks and he didn’t seem much to write home about.’ Warnock tracked Jelavic and Rangers keeper Allan McGregor after targeting three or four new players for his struggling side. Sacked by wealthy owner Tony Fernandes, however, Warnock explained why he passed on Jelavic when he added: ‘He has ability, no question. But I don’t know if anybody knows for certain if he is a Premiership player — and that’s the problem. If you are going to pay what Rangers want, then the player has to be proven as a Premiership player, haven’t they? You could get Jermain Defoe for £10m. ‘I don’t know, other people might see it differently. People always want strikers, especially at this time of year. It comes down to whatever someone thinks he is worth.’ Rangers hope news of a firm bid from West Ham will drag other interested clubs out of the woodwork, with new QPR boss Mark Hughes joining Liverpool and Sunderland in the list of interested clubs. If or when Jelavic finally goes, Rangers are set to approach Rapid Vienna striker Hamid Sahili. The Albanian, also linked with Celtic, is out of contract in the summer and available this month for a knockdown fee after being told he can leave. Sources close to Sahili claim Rangers have placed him on standby to replace Jelavic. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2091882/Nikica-Jelavic-worth-10m--Neil-Warnock.html#ixzz1kW5UZmbl Neil says the same as most on this forum. If it's true that West Ham has offered £5m + £1m add-ons then Rangers are insane to turn it down imo.
I make him right. Could be a good Championship buy, but that's a lot of money on a gamble in the Prem. He would have to hit the ground running. Sometimes your 'fields of diamonds' are already right under your feet. Instead of splashing out on a player who could be a big miss... How about working on what we already have. There's no one better than MH to coax it out of them.
I dont want him either, Rhodes is half the price, younger and playing against the same standard of defences as the SPL. Get him instead.
He said "When a great club like Liverpool is interested why would we be looking at joke clubs like QPR and West Ham".****er
Really? Well he can **** right off! I'm pretty sure Liverpool have an affiliation to Celtic, so he won't be going anywhere. Not in the Prem anyway.
