Celtic and Rangers are battling a number of English clubs to sign non-league striker sensation Reise Allassani, according to Football Insider.
The football news site claim that the Glasgow giants are in the hunt alongside Championship trio Norwich City, Reading and Barnsley and League One side Gillingham to land the former Crystal Palace youngster, who has been earning rave reviews for Bostik League Premier Division side Dulwich Hamlet.
Football Insider report that Celtic and Rangers see the 22-year-old as someone with huge potential and they are readying moves to try and lure the forward north of the border.
It is said Allassani was close to joining Sheffield Wednesday following his release in 2016 only for a serious knee injury to halt the deal, but he has got his career back on track at Dulwich Hamlet.
Dulwich Hamlet have received a number of enquiries for Allassani’s suitors this month and they are unlikely to stand in the player’s way to make the move back into a higher league.
OPINION
With 17 goals in 16 matches this season, former England Under-17 international has revived his career in non league football and is now on the verge of a move back into the big time that once seemed a certainty for him when he was on the books of Palace. Allassani lost his way for some time, but he has caught the eye of scouts from major clubs with his gift for putting the ball in the back of the net this season. If it comes to a straight financial battle, Rangers can’t live with Celtic, but they can offer a pathway into the first team that Brendan Rodgers’ side are currently unable to, with Moussa Dembele, Leigh Griffiths and Odsonne Edouard currently competing for a starting role. At Ibrox, there is far less competition, which gives them an advantage of winning the race for the goal machine’s signature this month.