High stakes as Rangers join battle for Poku

Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman have all been linked with Gers.

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Poku could be the perfect fit to replace Vaclav Cerny, who has been priced out of a permanent move to Ibrox after his loan spell.

Poku, 23, scored 12 and added eight assists in 27 League One games for Posh last season.

He also helped lift the Vertu Football League Trophy at Wembley against Birmingham, who are one of his suitors.

Peterborough bosses hope Poku, signed from Colchester for £250,000 in 2021, chooses to stay in England to maximise the amount of compensation they will receive.

Fry said: "Kwame's out of contract and to my knowledge he's speaking to 26 clubs, home and abroad, and he'll go wherever he wants to go.

"He's such an exciting player. Wherever he goes, he'll be a fans' favourite.

"We had a lot of offers for him that we've turned down because we wanted to get promotion. Now he has the choice.

"I've had loads of clubs from Portugal, Belgium, Germany on about him as well as clubs in England.

"I was asking clubs for £5million and £5m in add-ons when they were interested previously.

"He has that potential, he's that good a player."

Should Poku choose to leave England for either Govan or Europe in the coming weeks then the compensation fee will be decided by the standard FIFA regulations.

That saw Joe Aribo move from Charlton to Ibrox six years ago for a bargain £300,000.

Fry said: "Yeah, we'd get some from FIFA but it wouldn't be ideal.

"It would be FIFA working out what we paid for him and what offers we've had and all that.

"I don't know if we'd get a pound or a million. I ain't got a clue. We would prefer him to stay in England, that's for sure."

SO good he got in the EFL League One Team of the Season - despite missing a third of the campaign.

Kwame Poku's numbers speak for themselves after a season where he tore defences apart down south.