Glasgow Rangers prevented embarrassment by getting back from 3-1 right down to win 4-3 in a dramatic Scottish Premiership conflict with Dundee on Saturday.
The Gentle Blues wanted two lengthy pictures 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 objective for Rangers since October of final 12 months 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, due to this fact, not depart as massively helpful 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 choices 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 by 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 possibilities created | 0 | 0 |
Key passes per recreation | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Stats through Sofascore | ||
As you possibly can see within the desk above, the Northern Irish winger has not impressed Clement or Barry Ferguson sufficient to earn common recreation time, and he has made little impression on the pitch with the alternatives which have come his means.
The light-weight, who has misplaced 91% of his aerial duels within the Premiership this season, is 22 this 12 months and has solely fallen additional down the pecking order, reasonably than progressing, since his first-team emergence, which doesn’t recommend that he’s on the best path to being a star for Rangers.
Which 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 important alternative to turn into a giant 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 by 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 12 months.
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It’s now right down to the 49ers to lastly and ruthlessly ditch the younger dud, as a result of he isn’t displaying 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.
