{"id":998716,"date":"2026-06-01T17:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/998716\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:12:28","slug":"rangers-told-to-pay-5m-for-pierce-charles-as-sheffield-wednesday-transfer-stance-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/998716\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers told to pay \u00a35m+ for Pierce Charles as Sheffield Wednesday transfer stance emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\/ Add as preferred source on Google <\/a> <\/p>\n

Rangers face a significant financial hurdle in their pursuit of Pierce Charles this summer, with a price tag of at least \u00a35million emerging from Sheffield Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Light Blues are actively seeking reinforcements between the sticks, with Jack Butland\u2019s future at Ibrox remaining uncertain<\/a> and the search for a long-term solution a clear priority heading into the new season.<\/p>\n

One name that has been linked with a move to Ibrox is Charles<\/a>, but it appears landing the young goalkeeper from Sheffield Wednesday will not come cheap.<\/p>\n

The details have emerged from Wednesday\u2019s own end, painting a picture of a club aware of the asset they hold and determined to extract maximum value from any potential sale.<\/p>\n

Rangers want to sign Pierce Charles\u2026 <\/p>\n

What does this mean for Jack Butland? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n

\"JackPhoto by George Wood \u2013 UEFA\/UEFA via Getty Images Rangers told Pierce Charles price tag<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Star, former Sheffield Wednesday attacker Chris Waddle outlined the financial structure he would expect from any deal involving Charles, and the number will give Rangers<\/a> pause for thought.<\/p>\n

The suggestion is that a deal could be structured with a base fee supplemented by a series of performance-related add-ons, potentially pushing the total value to anywhere between \u00a35m and \u00a310m, depending on how the Northern Ireland international\u2019s career develops after leaving Hillsborough.<\/p>\n

Manchester City are said to be among the clubs monitoring the 20-year-old, indicating the level of interest Charles has attracted and the kind of bidding environment Wednesday are hoping to create around him.<\/p>\n

\"PiercePhoto by Richard Martin-Roberts \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Star<\/a>, he said: \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of good goalkeepers around and available.\u00a0There aren\u2019t many teams with bad goalkeepers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there is a hell of a lot of goalkeepers available if they [Manchester City] are going to offer silly money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would think it will be one, two or three million in add-ons. If he gets in the first team, there\u2019s another million or whatever. It should add up to about five or \u00a310m.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which area should Rangers prioritise on strengthening this summer? \ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n

Andrew Cavenagh has made some bold promises!<\/p>\n

\"\" What it means for Danny Rohl\u2019s side<\/p>\n

For Rangers, who were already deterred by the \u00a38m price tag attached to Anthony Patterson<\/a>, the financial picture emerging around Charles raises equally difficult questions about what the club can realistically spend on a goalkeeper this summer.<\/p>\n

Danny Rohl<\/a> is reportedly keen to reunite with Charles<\/a> at Ibrox<\/a>, having worked with him during his spell at Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The shot-stopper played 15 games across all competitions under the German tactician for the South Yorkshire club.<\/p>\n

However, a reunion may no longer be on the cards, with the reported price tag and competition likely to price Rangers out of a move for Charles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Rangers face a significant financial hurdle in their pursuit of Pierce Charles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":998717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,51193,393,4884,119322,1620,16,15],"class_list":["post-998716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sheffield","tag-britain","tag-chris-waddle","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-pierce-charles","tag-sheffield","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116675973474707012","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=998716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/998717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=998716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=998716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=998716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}