Rangers Dor Turgemen deal in doubt over Middle East conflict
Turgeman has been on the radar at Ibrox and some reports even suggested a deal to bring him from Maccabi Tel Aviv could be close.
Russell Martin was believed to have made the 21-year-old a top target after taking the job and he is also well known to 49ers Enterprises having been on Leeds' radar previously.
A new striker is high on the agenda at Ibrox with last season's top scorer Cyriel Dessers looking to be on the way out to AEK Athens.
Talks had been opened over Turgeman but may now be grinding to a halt, because of the rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
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Sport 5 report that Maccabi are now thinking it may be unwise to sell on key players as they will find it tough to attract replacements from overseas.
The report suggests the striker "certainly" won't be sold prior to the Champions League qualifiers against Cypriots Pafos next month.
And they may also decide to significantly up the asking price for any of their players who are attracting interest, to make selling up more palatable.
Rangers may need to move on to alternative targets with Danilo and Hamza Igamane the only striking options left if Dessers is sold.
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