Steven Gerrard speaks out on Rangers 25y/o reportedly facing January exit
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has delivered his strongest hint yet that wide man Jordan Jones will not be going anywhere in the current transfer window.
The Northern Irishman has been the subject of much chatter going into January, with the Herald suggesting that a host of Championship clubs are keen to snap him up.
But his manager has seemingly looked to quell those rumours with his latest comments on the 25-year-old.
As quoted by the Daily Record, he said: “We’re aware of the speculation but we’ve had nothing on the table for Jordan.
“He’s one of probably six to eight players where there is speculation and a lot of noise around them.
“He’s a good player but he’s had a frustrating time. He started his Rangers career really strongly and it looked as if he was going to contribute really heavily but then he was missing 12 weeks.
“We were waiting for the real Jordan to stand up just before the break, but he probably just ran out of time.
“However, on the evidence of Tashkent he looks like he’s come back with the bit between his teeth and that’s what I want to see.
“I want to see him trying to force his way into the 11 and he done himself no harm as I thought his performance was really good.”
What does this mean for Jones?
Obviously, nothing is written in stone just yet, but you would probably have to say that this does sound as if Gerrard is intent on keeping Jones around this month.
The truth of the matter is that he hasn’t had a chance to prove himself yet at Ibrox.
You could argue that has partially been his fault, given that he injured himself in a wild and needless challenge in the first Old Firm of the season, but the fact remains that the winger is a very promising talent, and one who could prove to be a real asset in the second half of this season.
If you need any proof of that, you need only look at the manner in which he set up two goals in the 6-1 demolition of Tashkent in Dubai over the weekend.
Hopefully he will get his chance sooner rather than later.
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