West Ham have been told what it could take to prise Rangers star Ryan Naderi away from Ibrox.
Ryan Naderi is delivering when Rangers need him most
Naderi put Rangers in a cup final and kept them on Celtic’s heels in the space of two Saturdays, which tells you how quickly he has become one of Derek McInnes’ most important players.
Aberdeen had held out for 83 minutes at Hampden when Naderi turned James Penrice’s ball in from close range, sending Rangers through to face Hibernian in December’s League Cup final.
Penrice was involved again a week later when he won a penalty at St Mirren, and Naderi sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to put Rangers ahead.
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Ryan Naderi’s all-time Rangers stats |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season |
Competition |
Appearances |
Starts |
Minutes |
Goals |
Assists |
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2026/27 |
Scottish Premiership |
11 |
8 |
790 |
6 |
3 |
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2026/27 |
Scottish League Cup |
3 |
3 |
227 |
2 |
2 |
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2026/27 |
Europa League qualifying |
1 |
1 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
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2026/27 |
Conference League qualifying |
2 |
2 |
169 |
1 |
0 |
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2026/27 |
Season total |
17 |
14 |
1,261 |
9 |
5 |
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2025/26 |
Scottish Premiership |
9 |
5 |
460 |
1 |
1 |
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2025/26 |
Scottish Cup |
1 |
1 |
61 |
2 |
0 |
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2025/26 |
Season total |
10 |
6 |
521 |
3 |
1 |
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Rangers total |
27 |
20 |
1,782 |
12 |
6 |
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Dan Neil added the second in a 2–0 win that took their unbeaten run to 12 games, leaving McInnes’ side four points behind Celtic with a game in hand heading into the international break.
That penalty was Naderi’s ninth goal of the season, and six of those have come in 11 Premiership appearances.
He also leads the Rangers scoring charts in the league and has added three assists, including one for Kevin Kelsy in the 4-0 win over St Johnstone, and it is clear to see why West Ham are reportedly interested in Naderi.
Rangers tipped to get £18m for Ryan Naderi
Former Aberdeen CEO Keith Wyness believes Rangers could land a hefty fee for the 23-year-old, who arrived from Hansa Rostock on deadline day in February.
Sky Sports put the cost of bringing him over from Germany’s third tier at £4.7m, and Wyness reckons his next move could be worth several times that.
“If they sell him for £18m, that’s the sort of number I think they could go for,” Wyness told Football Insider.
“Then that would be a sign that the things are working, that they’re getting players in and then selling them on for a profit.
“He’s exactly the type of deal that I’d expect Rangers to be doing. The temptation, of course, always is that fans want players in for good, and he’s a fan favourite now.
“They’ll want him to stay, and they want to see him at his best, but I’m afraid that’s when you get the biggest value in the marketplace. I think it’s going to be inevitable that he’ll go at some point, and it’s exactly what Rangers should be trying to do.”
The £18m figure is Wyness’s estimate, and the first question is how far West Ham are prepared to go.
Reports this week suggested that the Hammers and Wolves, both in the Championship, are keeping tabs on Naderi, with Rangers expected to resist a January sale.
Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke reported on Friday that the striker is happy at Ibrox and would be prepared to turn down a winter move to West Ham.
Rangers can afford to wait on a Ryan Naderi sale
An £18m offer would come close to the initial £19.6m Ajax paid for Calvin Bassey in 2022, so it would get the attention of anyone at Ibrox.
Rangers would also have to work out how much they could put back into the squad, with German broadcaster NDR reporting that Rostock are entitled to 20 per cent of a future fee.
January is a difficult time to take goals out of a team still in the title race.
Lawrence Shankland has been out since September and Youssef Chermiti is recovering from an ACL injury, which makes the partnership between Naderi and Kelsy all the more valuable.
McInnes has two forwards who can play off each other, and Naderi has already shown he can lead the line on his own when the manager changes shape.
With Naderi under contract until 2029, Rangers can give him the rest of the season and deal with any serious offers in the summer, when McInnes would have more time to replace him.
If he keeps settling games like the ones at Hampden and Paisley, Rangers may have more than one bidder to talk to by then.
