Rangers see Viktoria Plzen threat to Champions League status reduced as deal 'struck' to sell star man
There will be one less Viktoria Plzen threat for Rangers to worry about with the Czech side reportedly agreeing to sell their star man to Lyon.
Pavel Sulc scored 20 goals for Miroslav Koubek's side last season while laying on another 15 for his teammates.
However, Fabrizio Romano claims a deal worth up to €10m has been struck that will see Sulc sold to the Ligue 1 outfit.
It's expected that the 24-year-old Czech midfielder will depart before Russell Martin 's side face Plzen in their Champions League third qualifying round showdown.
Gers booked their spot with a 3-1 aggregate win over Panathinaikos thanks to Wednesday night's 1-1 draw in Athens.
They welcome the Czech's to Ibrox next Tuesday before heading to Plzen for the return leg a week later.
And their skipper, former Derby County and Watford star Matej Vydra, reckons the pressure is all on the Scottish club, especially with a Europa League safety net for him and his teammates.
"We'll go there to Rangers and give it a go against them for sure.
"It's really great that we're already assured of the Europa League now and we don't have to think about what will happen if we get knocked out.
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"We know that the certainty of the group stages is in our hands and we can be a little more relaxed because the pressure is off.
"That could help us.
"I'm incredibly proud of this team.
"We were down twice against Servette – after losing the first leg and then going 1-0 down in Switzerland, so to recover from that shows what we can do.
"The joy in the dressing room after the match was unbelievable, I've probably never experienced anything like it here."
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