Rangers have opened talks with English Football League One side Peterborough for the signing of 23 year old Nigerian defender Emmanuel Oluwasegun Opeyemi Fernandez, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
New coach of Rangers Russell Martin picked the defender as his choice to replace Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun, who left the club for Cyprus side Aris Limassol upon the expiration of his contract.
The defender was a target of English Championship side Norwich City in the January transfer window, but ended up staying at the League One side till the end of the season. He was a regular all through last season for his team who finished 18th on the log.
Fernandez made 42 appearances across all competitions for the Posh in the 2024-25 campaign, starting in 39 of those outings. He played almost every minute in the club’s EFL Trophy campaign as they reached the final at Wembley and beat Birmingham 2-0 in April.
Standing at an impressive height of 6ft 4in he showed his eyes for goals by scoring five times last season. His current contract runs till June 2027 after his last contract extension in 2024.
His signing will add depth to the defence of Rangers, which currently have John Souttar, Robin Propper, Leon King and Clinton Nsiala in their centre-back ranks.
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