{"id":350956,"date":"2025-12-15T23:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/350956\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T23:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:00:10","slug":"pierre-ekwah-a-rangers-transfer-target-as-saint-etienne-contract-wrangle-opens-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/350956\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Ekwah a Rangers transfer ‘target’ as Saint Etienne contract wrangle opens door"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ekwah joined Ligue 1 side Saint Etienne on a permanent deal from Sunderland last summer<\/p>\n

16:55, 15 Dec 2025Updated 19:27, 15 Dec 2025<\/p>\n

Pierre Ekwah(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Rangers are among a number of teams interested in signing out of contract Saint Etienne star Pierre Ekwah – according to a report.<\/p>\n

Ibrox boss Danny Rohl<\/a> has been promised he will be backed in the upcoming January transfer window as the club try to fix the mess left by sacked duo Russell Martin<\/a> and Kevin Thelwell <\/a>last summer.<\/p>\n

The German will also be keen to offload players on the fringes of his squad. Record Sport has revealed that Sheffield United want to land midfielder Joe Rothwell <\/a>just six months after he joined the Light Blues from Bournemouth while winger Djeidi Gassama is said to be wanted by Villarreal in Spain.<\/p>\n

Saint Etienne signed central midfielder Ekwah on an initial loan deal from Sunderland in July 2024, activating their option to sign him on a permanent basis for \u20ac7million (\u00a36.1million) last summer despite their relegation from Ligue 1.<\/p>\n

However, the former France youth international – who spent time in the youth academies of Chelsea and West Ham earlier in his career – was reportedly unhappy with the decision because of his unwillingness to play in the second tier, and as a result has yet to feature this season.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has terminated his contract with Les Verts but remains on furlough until the legal ramifications are sorted out. The Massy-born player was tentatively linked with Celtic earlier this year but reports in France now claim he is on Rangers’ radar.<\/p>\n

FootMercato <\/a>report that Gers and Serie A team Udinese are both keeping tabs on the situation along with an unnamed third club from elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Ekwah started his professional career with Sunderland, scoring five times in 63 appearances in total before returning to his native country.<\/p>\n

Pierre Ekwah (L) fights for the ball (Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The midfielder stands at 6ft 2 inches and is also equally adept at filling in as a centre back. Ekwah is of Ghanaian and Cameroonian descent but represented France five times at U20 level having previously been capped for their U16 team.<\/p>\n

Football runs through his family, with Ekwah’s cousin Paul-Georges Ntep – who retired last year after spells with the likes of Rennes, Wolfsburg and Guincamp – winning two senior caps for France back in 2015.<\/p>\n

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