{"id":893158,"date":"2026-03-21T02:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/emmanuel-fernandez-borussia-dortmund-leverkusen-face-fresh-competition-for-super-eagles-newbie\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:17:15","slug":"emmanuel-fernandez-borussia-dortmund-leverkusen-face-fresh-competition-for-super-eagles-newbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/emmanuel-fernandez-borussia-dortmund-leverkusen-face-fresh-competition-for-super-eagles-newbie\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Fernandez: Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen face fresh competition for Super Eagles newbie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"508\" alt=\"Soccer Emmanuel Fernandez: Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen face fresh competition for Super Eagles newbie\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/03\/imago1074294692-1.jpg\" srcset data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\"><\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers. Copyright: ImagoxVagelisxGeorgariou<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/super-eagles\">Super Eagles<\/a> newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/Emmanuel-fernandez\">Emmanuel Fernandez<\/a> has been attracting interest from several top clubs in Europe following his impressive performances for Rangers, Soccernet.ng reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bThe 24-year-old center-back only joined the Gers from English side Peterborough last summer. Despite his lack of top-flight experience prior to the move, he has taken to the Scottish Premiership like a duck to water.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bThis season, he has made 26 appearances across all competitions, weighing in with an impressive five goals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200986\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/03\/imago1073921402.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer  Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers FC stretches to get to the ball ahead of Daizen Maeda\" width=\"2700\" height=\"1800\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200986\">Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers &#038; Daizen Maeda. Copyright: ImagoxColinxPoultneyx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fernandez has built a reputation for his aerial dominance, passing range, and physical strength.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bHis stellar form <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/03\/eric-chelle-super-eagles-yira-sor-nigeria.html\">earned him a maiden call-up to the Nigeria squad f<\/a>or the upcoming friendly matches against Iran and Jordan later this month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bHowever, he is not short of suitors and could be set for an exit from Glasgow at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bRecent reports indicated that Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen were leading the chase for the Nigerian defender, though neither has tabled a formal bid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">They now have company, as another European regular has entered the fray.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">\u200bWhich club has joined the race for Emmanuel Fernandez?<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voetbalprimeur.be\/nieuws\/2068187\/club-brugge-wil-emmanuel-fernandez-van-rangers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voetbal Primeur<\/a>, Belgian side Club Brugge are seriously interested in acquiring the services of Emmanuel Fernandez.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200988\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/03\/imago1073043115.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer  Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers\" width=\"2212\" height=\"3097\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200988\">Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers. Copyright: ImagoxFredxPalmerx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bThe Belgian giants, renowned for scouting and developing top talent, believe Fernandez would be a vital addition to their backline.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Club Brugge faced Rangers earlier this season and were reportedly left impressed by the Nigerian\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bDespite the interest, a deal could prove difficult. The 24-year-old is currently valued at \u20ac9 million and still has three years left on his contract at Ibrox.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bAlso, Fernandez would likely prefer a move to one of Europe\u2019s top five leagues, an opportunity both Dortmund and Leverkusen can provide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bIn the meantime, the Nigerian star remains focused on finishing the campaign strongly with Rangers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Gers currently sit third in the Scottish Premiership, just three points behind leaders Hearts as the title race heats up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"<!-- Author Start -->Kelvin Omachonu<!-- Author End -->&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150&#215;150.jpg&#8221;  height=&#8221;80&#8243; width=&#8221;80&#8243;>\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a professional football columnist and sports writer with over half a decade of experience covering major events and delivering captivating, analytically-driven stories.<br \/>\nA graduate of the University of Ibadan, he is fueled by a profound dedication to sports journalism and the beautiful game. His insights have previously been featured in respected outlets, including IndyPress UI, UCJ UI Newshive NG, Sportpremi, and a few others.<br \/>\nAway from work, Kelvin is an avid fan of basketball, enjoys a great movie, and is always discovering new music.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/03\/emmanuel-fernandez-dortmund-super-eagles.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers. Copyright: ImagoxVagelisxGeorgariou Super Eagles newcomer Emmanuel Fernandez has been attracting interest from several top clubs in Europe following his impressive performances for Rangers, Soccernet.ng reports. \u200bThe 24-year-old center-back only joined the Gers from English side Peterborough last summer. Despite his lack of top-flight experience prior to the move, he has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":893159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43016,32172,2005],"tags":[43015,6599],"class_list":{"0":"post-893158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-emmanuel","8":"category-fernandez","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-emmanuel","11":"tag-fernandez"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=893158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/893159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=893158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=893158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}