Michael Beale appears to be like like he’s already making sweeping modifications at Glasgow Rangers forward of subsequent season.
Out go Allan McGregor, Alfredo Morelos, Scott Arfield, Ryan Kent and Filip Helander – who all go away for nothing – whereas in come Kieran Dowell and Dujon Sterling, signed on pre-contract agreements.
Beale doesn’t appear like he’s messing about and the summer season can be stuffed with switch exercise, with some others departing Ibrox, whereas there is also an inflow of contemporary faces.
The Mild Blues have been linked with a possible transfer for Liverpool teenager Leighton Clarkson, who spent the 2022/23 season on mortgage at Aberdeen, because the 42-year-old desires to enhance his midfield choices.
They might face a switch battle with Previous Agency rivals Celtic nevertheless, however Beale should do all the things in his energy to safe his signature, particularly as he is usually a large improve on John Lundstram forward of 2023/24.
May Leighton Clarkson enhance Rangers?
There is no such thing as a doubting the Englishman’s skills, having shone for the Dons as they secured third place within the league, guaranteeing European group-stage soccer subsequent time period.
The 21-year-old ranked second out of the entire Aberdeen squad for general score, first for each large probabilities created and key passes per recreation, underlining his significance to the workforce.
Lundstram however, ranked solely eleventh for general score within the Rangers facet, he didn’t even create an enormous probability and ranked 18th for key passes per recreation.
With Beale rejigging his first-team squad, might Lundstram probably make approach for Clarkson subsequent season? It’d definitely be an enormous determination to make, however the supervisor is aware of dangers need to be taken.
Certainly, the 5 foot 8 starlet registered extra objective contributions than Lundstram in the course of the current marketing campaign (13 to eight), delivered extra crosses (147 to 14), received extra tackles (41 to 27) and dedicated fewer fouls (24 to 36), indicating that he has definitely been simpler, each defensively and in an attacking sense than the previous Sheffield United midfielder.
Soccer author Ben Webb lauded him for being “a correct tidy passer of the ball” in 2021, and he might definitely shine below Beale going ahead, turning into a strong funding within the course of.
Lundstram will flip 30 in February, and it is smart for the Ibrox facet to signal a participant who might change him now, reasonably than wait till it’s far too late. Clarkson could possibly be a really perfect possibility, and they might be capable of slot him into the beginning XI sooner reasonably than later.
