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EXCLUSIVE: Polish club make bid to steal Nicky Clark from Rangers
POLISH side Jagiellonia Bialystok have tried to hijack Rangers’ bid to land Scotland’s top goalscorer Nicky Clark.
The Poles made their move yesterday, and want the Queen of South striker, who netted 41 goals over the season, to travel out for a medical over the next 24 hours.
The Second Division player of the year only learned of Jagiellonia’s interest last night when he returned from an end-of-season trip to Magaluf in Majorca with his Queens team-mates.
Interest in the red-hot 21-year-old is intensifying
Bialystok – who are building a new 22,500-seater stadium – are currently mid-table in the Polish top flight. They played in the Europa League two seasons ago.
The Poles, who made direct contact with Clark’s representative yesterday, are in a good position financially and can offer more than most SPL clubs outside of Celtic.
Interest in the red-hot 21-year-old is intensifying with Sheffield United, Derby County, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere and Motherwell all interested.
Express Sport revealed last week that Rangers had also declared their interest.
Clark has still to hold talks with Ibrox manager Ally McCoist, who last week admitted he is keen on the player.
The former Aberdeen youngster is unlikely to make a decision on his next move until after talking to Rangers.