Rangers: Chris Jack shares Jack Butland transfer stance as £20m move mooted
Chris Jack has shared that Rangers would likely entertain bids for Jack Butland in the summer if the price is right, with a £15-20million deal likely to get the job done.
The Rangers Review journalist claimed that as impressive as Butland has been since arriving at Ibrox, every player will have a price tag this summer.
This comes after the club point-blank refused to entertain offers for the goalkeeper in the January transfer window, and rejected any advances made by Nottingham Forest.
Speaking to The Rangers Review [27 February], Jack shared: “You know when those big moments come around, the game-changing ones and the match-winning ones, you can rely on him to pull off a save in that moment.
“He’s priceless for Rangers. As soon as the interest from Forest became evident early in the transfer window, I checked it out with the club and it was just a case of it’s just not happening. There was no way.
“Ultimately money talks. As impressive as he has been, and as integral to the squad as he has been, that doesn’t mean to say he’s going to be here forever. At some stage, Rangers will have a number in mind. No player is not for sale right now.
“If you can bring someone in on a Bosman and 12 months later let them go for £15-20million or so, that money can go a really long way.”
Will Rangers sell Jack Butland this summer?
As highlighted by their refusal to entertain offers in January, Butland is a crucial part of this Rangers team under Philippe Clement, and if they can help it, they will surely hold on to who has likely been their player of the season this term.
However, as Jack says, certain offers would simply be too good for the club to turn down, regardless of his importance to the first team, with the opportunity to reinvest incoming funds the key.
It was recently shared how Rangers have fallen far behind Celtic in terms of incoming transfer fees, with Nils Koppen the man tipped to alter that trajectory, and that would involve selling players for big money.
Butland has been heavily praised for his performances at Ibrox since arriving in the summer and has even been tipped for a return to the England squad, but a £20million offer would be too much for the club to turn down should it arrive.
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