President sends nine-word message to Rangers and Celtic over Glasgow-linked £9m man

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The likes of Glasgow Rangers and Celtic have been given a warning by the president of a reported Ibrox and Parkhead transfer target.

Caleb Ekuban of Trabzonspor has been tipped to replace Alfredo Morelos at Rangers, according to Turkish outlet Fotospor, while Ghanasoccernet reckons Celtic are also in pursuit of the player.

The Ghana international has experience of playing in Britain, having been on the books of English side Leeds United up until last summer before joining Trabzonspor for £900,000, as reported by Sabah.

Ekuban has scored eight goals and registered six assists in 25 appearances in all competitions this season.

His exploits have helped Trabzonspor remain in contention for the Super Lig title, currently sitting top of the table on 53 points, level with Istanbul Basaksehir.

Trabzonspor, however, are in no mood to let Ekuban go on the cheap, with club president Ahmet Agaoglu demanding a huge profit on a player he paid a six-figure sum for last year.

“Do not come with offers less than £9 million,” the president is reported by Fotomac as saying.

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Ekuban has bounced back superbly from his underwhelming spell at Leeds to become Trabzonspor’s key man and has put them in contention for a title they last won in 1984 and has since effectively been subject to a triopoly between Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas, except for Bursaspor’s triumph in 2010.

However, £9million for a player who is yet to get in double figures for the season in a fairly modest league seems a bit steep, considering Celtic paid that much to sign the prolific Odsonne Edouard, while Morelos reportedly cost Rangers a mere £1million.