Every successful Rangers team has always had a core of Scottish players and Philippe Clement could have more of a local flavour to his team next season.
Lyall Cameron has already been signed, and if Patrick Stewart’s new recruitment plan along with Nils Koppen, he won’t be the last SPFL native to join the squad.
The highest profile player to be linked is Lennon Miller who the Rangers manager would have to lose a hefty percentage of his transfer budget to land, given the latest news on the teenage sensation.
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Motherwell reject record bid for Lennon Miller
According to The Sun, Motherwell turned down a record bid from Union Saint Gilloise for the Scotland Under-21 international as the hours ticked by on transfer deadline day.
The Fir Park outfit’s current record sale is that of David Turnbull to Celtic in a deal that totaled £3.25m.
An earlier offer from a team in Serie A of £2.5m had already been knocked back with the report claiming that Motherwell value their star asset at £4.5m.
A similar fee to the £4.3m paid to sign Mohamed Diomande with no guarantee that he would settle in the unique world of Scottish football.
Rangers new ‘identity’ won’t come cheap for new CEO
Speaking shortly after his arrival, CEO Stewart explained the importance of Rangers not only developing their own talent, but also of signing the best of the rest:
“The second category is talented Scottish players and we want a talented group of young Scottish players not just young players that are going to form the core of the squad,” said the former Man Utd CEO of the new direction.
“And again, two good examples we’ve got John Souttar and Connor Barron who are good examples of building that Scottish core. And it’s really important that we have that for the identity of the football club.
“Also, supporters, I believe, will want a team they can relate to and that reflects their identity and values as well and that does mean that we do need homegrown players.
“Also, your UEFA has regulations or a number of homegrown players so we would need to do this anyway but it’s more than just about ticking our compliance boxes, it’s about creating a real identity and a core within the dressing room.”
If Rangers really do want the best Scottish talent that money can buy, it isn’t going to come cheap.
