Scottish media react to Youssef Chermiti’s first Rangers start since leaving Everton

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Since leaving Everton, Youssef Chermiti has struggled at Rangers, and now a new verdict has been dropped after his first start.

The 21-year-old striker made the bold decision to make the jump from Merseyside to Glasgow this summer.

It was warranted as Chermiti was getting limited game time since arriving at the club, and his fortunes under David Moyes didn’t look like they were improving.

The £8 million move seemed like the best solution as Chermiti has a sell-on clause from his sale as well, which could at least benefit Everton should he leave the Scots for a large fee.

His departure was a risk made by the Blues, and now the Scottish media have given their thoughts on the Portuguese star’s first start.

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Scottish media give ‘anonymous’ Youssef Chermiti a 4/10 on first Rangers start after Everton exit

There is promise in the young forward, but his start to life with the Gers hasn’t been pretty, with Rangers fans criticising Chermiti’s debut.

Now the same pattern seems to have followed, with the Scotsman giving a brutally honest rating about the striker’s first start in a 1-0 Europa League defeat to Genk.

“Put himself about a little, but was largely anonymous,” they said.

“Thought he’d scored when his header was cleared off the line, but it wouldn’t have counted anyway due to the referee awarding a foul. Offered little else. 4/10.”

It’s hard to argue with the outlet, as the 21-year-old has failed to adapt to his new environment so far.

There is still time for Chermiti to shine and show the promising talent that Everton paid £15 million for.

He obviously didn’t get his chance with the Toffees as his exit seemed inevitable, but it’s become clear the Blues failed at one thing after his sale.

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Everton’s sale of Youssef Chermiti was the correct decision but another striker is still needed

Despite a strong start to the season from Everton, the glaring factor remains the finishing factor from the forwards.

The £27 million signing of Thierno Barry does look like good business, but despite showing glimpses, he hasn’t got any goals to his name yet.

This has left Beto with the pressure of finding the net, but so far, the 27-year-old hasn’t quite lived up to the expectations.

Moyes insists Beto will score goals, but it’s quite obvious that January must present a time for a new number nine to help Barry improve and provide competition for the Guinea-Bissau international.

Chermiti leaving might have been the correct decision after his poor start, but not finding another option will end up being a mistake by the Friedkin Group.