After being prevented from signing Jefte themselves due to a FIFA ban, APOEL president Prodromos Petrides stated that the transfer fee to sign Rangers target Jefte is “not prohibitive.”
The Brazilian full-back, who is currently on loan at the Cypriot club from Rio de Janeiro side Fluminense, looks to be getting closer to joining the Ibrox team.
In order to sign the 20-year-old, Rangers would need to negotiate with both teams, and APOEL intended to make the loan transfer permanent this month.
However, last month, the world football governing body placed a transfer embargo on 11 Cypriot clubs due to financial difficulties. As a result, they are unable to recruit players until they can provide documentation that their obligations have been paid off.
Additionally, Rangers has acted to capitalize on the club’s issues and has enticed Jefte to go to Scotland.
Reports from the Mediterranean island suggest the transfer fee may be as low as £400,000, as APOEL chief executive Petrides disclosed last month.
Petrides stated: “The cost to purchase Jefte is not prohibitive, but the current embargo regulations prevent it from being done at this time.
“We plan to purchase him in the summer, so we want to make sure he stays until then.
“The club would love to sign him permanently.”
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