Glasgow Rangers prevented embarrassment by getting back from 3-1 all the way down to win 4-3 in a dramatic Scottish Premiership conflict with Dundee on Saturday.
The Mild Blues wanted two lengthy photographs from Tom Lawrence and James Tavernier to get again stage, earlier than Cyriel Dessers secured all three factors late on.
It was Lawrence’s first aim for Rangers since October of final yr in opposition to FCSB within the Europa League, and it stays to be seen whether or not or not he’ll nonetheless be at Ibrox subsequent time period, as his contract is because of expire this summer time.
The Rangers gamers who’re out of contract this summer time
The English ahead is one in every of three senior first-team gamers who’re out of contract on the finish of this season, alongside Ianis Hagi and veteran defender Leon Balogun.
As per Transfermarkt, Lawrence and Hagi are each valued at round £1.7m and would, subsequently, not depart as massively invaluable belongings in the event that they had been to maneuver on for nothing. Balogun, in the meantime, turns 37 this summer time and is valued at simply £115k.
Rangers have some large selections to make as a result of their Romanian attacking midfielder has contributed with three targets and 7 assists in 21 Premiership matches, while Lawrence has scored 4 targets and supplied two assists in 15 league outings.
Regardless of each gamers being out of contract, there’s a Gers dud who’s value even lower than them, and the 49ers funding group, a part of the takeover that has been agreed in precept, should ruthlessly ditch him this summer time – Ross McCausland.
Why Rangers should lastly promote Ross McCausland
The Northern Eire worldwide got here up via the academy at Ibrox and emerged as a first-team common early on in Philippe Clement‘s reign within the 2023/24 marketing campaign.
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McCausland, who turns 22 this summer time, has did not kick on after making his breakthrough at senior stage, although, and has been an unused substitute in 15 of his final 23 appearances within the matchday squad in all competitions.
|
Ross McCausland (24/25) |
Premiership |
Europa League |
|---|---|---|
|
Appearances |
12 |
6 |
|
Begins |
3 |
0 |
|
Targets |
0 |
1 |
|
Massive probabilities created |
0 |
0 |
|
Key passes per sport |
0.7 |
0.0 |
|
Assists |
0 |
0 |
As you possibly can see within the desk above, the Northern Irish winger has not impressed Clement or Barry Ferguson sufficient to earn common sport time, and he has made little influence on the pitch with the alternatives which have come his approach.
The light-weight, who has misplaced 91% of his aerial duels within the Premiership this season, is 22 this yr and has solely fallen additional down the pecking order, relatively than progressing, since his first-team emergence, which doesn’t recommend that he’s on the best path to being a star for Rangers.
That may come as a shock, significantly to Ferguson who had been impressed with him earlier than even arriving again at Ibrox. Talking in an interview in 2023, he famous that McCausland “has an ideal alternative to turn into an enormous participant for Rangers.” Sadly, that has not come true and is unlikely to.
On the time of writing (31/03/2025), McCausland is valued at £1.3m by Transfermarkt and because of this he’s value even lower than Hagi and Lawrence, regardless of having a contract via to the summer time of 2027.
This illustrates his struggles on the pitch this season as a result of he’s deemed to be value even lower than gamers who’re set to be free brokers later this yr.
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It’s now all the way down to the 49ers to lastly and ruthlessly ditch the younger dud, as a result of he’s not exhibiting indicators of progress at Ibrox, when the summer time switch window opens for enterprise, with a view to changing him with an improve by dipping into the market.