‘Unless someone bids £50m’ – Exclusive: McLeish drools over Gers ace who could attract mega-bid
We’re delighted to welcome former Rangers manager Alex McLeish as our exclusive columnist. Each week he’ll be giving his views on the biggest talking points at Ibrox…
Alex McLeish has said that it’s vitally important for Rangers to get Connor Goldson tied down to a new contract.
The centre-back has 18 months left on his current deal and Rangers are ready to give him a lucrative new deal.
Goldson is a big part of the phenomenal start to the season that Rangers have had – they’ve kept 17 clean sheets so far this season and only conceded three in the Premiership.
Talking exclusively to Ibrox News McLeish said, “It’s so important to get Goldson tied down to a new deal.
“As soon as you get him tied down to a new deal, unless someone comes in with a £50m deal for him after he gets his contract signed, sealed and delivered – and sometimes that can happen – then you know Goldson is going to be at Ibrox for a while.
“He is in the form of his life and he’s only going to get better. When you’re experienced, that can get you through games where your level drops a bit.
“You don’t have to have 10/10s every single week – you’d like to but it’s impossible and when he does have a rough day his experience will mean he can paper over the cracks.
“Brighton had a lot of centre-backs and that was probably the reason why they let him go. The judgement was that he probably wasn’t going to be ready for the Premier League.
“But he is growing all the time and he could be one of these players who is a late developer.”
Rangers signed Goldson for just over £3m and that’s looking like a fantastic deal, with the centre-back likely to go for many multiples of that price now.
While a bid for £50m might be stretching it, he could easily be worth £20m+ if he carries on in the form that he’s shown so far this season.
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