Rangers are currently extremely short at centre-back.
Last season, Steven Gerrard had four central defenders to call upon. However, since then, loanee, Joe Worrall, has returned to Nottingham Forest, while Gareth McAuley’s contract is up.
Therefore, just Nikola Katic and Connor Goldson remain. At a stretch, you could say Ross McCrorie provides a third option. Yet, it’s clear that his future lies in midfield.
Therefore, the Gers are in need of new recruits at the back and they may have missed a trick in not moving for an EFL Championship defender.
The Scottish Sun reports that Barnsley have accepted a bid of £2m from Stoke City, for Liam Lindsay.
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That’s a similar fee to that paid by the Gers for Nikola Katic [Scottish Sun] and less than they forked out for Connor Goldson [Daily Record] last summer.
Lindsay made 41 League One appearances for Barnsley across 2018/19, as an integral part of the most frugal defence in the third tier.
He helped the Tykes to automatic promotion to the Championship and now looks set for a move to a bigger club.
Surely, though, for this kind of money, the Gers should have been interested?
At 6ft 3″, he brings a commanding physical presence. Considering he’s only 23, too, he still has some developing to do and is the kind of player the Gers could have looked to make a profit on.
Most importantly, though, he has SPL experience. A product of the Partick Thistle academy, he made 63 league appearances for the Jags before moving down south in 2017.
Lindsay could have done a good job pushing Goldson and Katic next season. Yet, the Gers failed to move and it looks as though he’ll soon be plying his trade for the Potters.
George Edmundson appears to be a main defensive target for Steven Gerrard [Scottish Sun], while the club has played down links to James Lawrence [Scottish Sun].
