Legendary Peterborough chief tells Rangers why they'd love Kwame Poku – even though he DOESN'T want him to go to Ibrox
FAN FAVOURITE Legendary Peterborough chief tells Rangers why they'd love Kwame Poku – even though he DOESN'T want him to go to Ibrox
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LEGENDARY Peterborough United chief Barry Fry reckons Kwame Poku is destined for the Premier League.
He just hopes he DOESN'T go to Rangers on the way.
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Kwame Poku is a player Rangers fans would love, says Barry Fry
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The Peterborough legend has been talking about his club's prized asset
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And that's not a slight on the Ibrox club, but rather that he wants the club to bag top dollar for their prized asset.
SunSport revealed that Posh winger Poku (and Bournemouth full-back Max Aarons) are on the brink completing deals to move to Gers.
Ghana international Poku, 23, was a standout for Peterborough last season with 12 goals and eight assists.
He was named in the League One team of the year and ahead of the transfer window opening he was attracting interest from England, Scotland and the continent.
Posh director of football Fry, 80, is one of Poku's biggest fans.
And he's told the Rangers supporters why they'd love him too.
Even if it means his team missing out on a bigger cheque.
In an interview with the Daily Record, Fry said: 'Kwame's top drawer. The Rangers fans would absolutely love him if he went up to Scotland.
'He's a very, very skilful player. A very exciting player. He gets the ball and you get on the end of your seat. You expect things to happen when he is in possession.
'I think wherever he goes, he'll be a fan's favourite because he's such an exciting player.
'He scores goals too and creates them. He's a lovely lad and I've really enjoyed him being at the club.
'In truth I could have sold him on January 1. There was a dozen top clubs in the Championship, wanted him then to push forward, but he was injured. He never played until the end of March.
'He still got in the League One Team of the Year, and he missed almost half the games through injury.
'So it just shows you what an outstanding player he is at our level.'
Due to FIFA rules on compensation fees between clubs for players they have developed, only a move to another English side would see Peterborough max out the money they could receive for Poku.
Big-spending Birmingham City - who Poku helped tear apart in the Football League Trophy final - have been one of the teams most keen on him as they prepare for their assault on the Championship.
If Poku was to move to Rangers (or abroad) then they would only be entitled to around £300,000.
Gers followed a similar path when bringing Joe Aribo to Glasgow from Charlton Athletic in 2018.
That's why Fry hopes he'll choose another English club.
He said: 'Well, I would (want him to choose an English club), but then again, it's not up to me. It's up to his agent and what Kwame wants to do.
'I know Russell Martin very well, because we bought him from Wycombe, and we sold him to Norwich, before he helped Norwich get up to the Premier League.
'I haven't seen much of Rangers, but I know Russell likes football players. And Kwame is a very good football player.
'I've not heard from Russell. But he's got no need to ring me, in all honesty. I'd heard before that Celtic were in for him too.
'But I know Brendan very well, and I know Gavin Strachan, who used to be Darren's assistant down here. None of them phoned me about him.'
Peterborough signed Poku from Colchester United in 2021 and Fry reckons he's grown into a player capable of playing in the Premier League.
Asked about the chances of that happening, Fry said: 'One million percent.
'He's only 23 so I've no doubt he'll get there.
'He's a lovely boy, and he's got tremendous potential to go to the top. But wherever he goes next, he's got to play.'
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