Not ready to let go of the Nigerian, Cremonese have placed a £7m price tag on Rangers target Cyriel Dessers.
According to Mail Sport, Dessers was on a list of strikers under consideration at Ibrox, alongside Atalanta’s Sam Lammers.
Rangers — who are poised to confirm the addition of goalkeeper Jack Butland — are understood to have made a significant opening offer.
However, Cremonese are currently seeking more than the near-£6m fee paid to Genk for the 28-year-old last summer.
It remains to be seen whether the Italian outfit will drop the asking price as they face up to the financial hit of relegation from Serie A. Dessers scored six goals in 26 top-flight appearances last season.
Capped four times by Nigeria, the forward was previously top scorer in the 2021-22 UEFA Conference League during a highly successful loan spell with Feyenoord.
He has also played for Lokeren in Belgium, as well as Dutch sides NAC Breda, FC Utrecht and Heracles.
Troyes striker Ike Ugbo is another name being monitored by the Ibrox club, who have already kicked off their summer rebuild with the signings of Kieran Dowell and Dujon Sterling.