Now former Doncaster boss Grant McCann has taken over at Hull City in a move which could affect Glenn Middleton’s proposed transfer to League One Rovers.
The Rangers winger was reportedly set to sign on for a year at the Keepmoat Stadium but it’s unclear if this will now be the case.
Talented 19-year-old Middleton sparked rumours when he followed Doncaster on Twitter. Later reports then suggested Middleton was set to move to the club [Daily Record].
But former Northern Ireland international and bluenose McCann may well have been one of the driving forces behind any deal.
Indeed, the Northern Irishman had been talking up a loan move for someone with European experience earlier in the month.
McCann told
the Doncaster Free Press that “the deal will happen”.
That suggests the deal may still be on the cards even as McCann leaves the Keepmoat.
But even if the Doncaster move falls through, Rangers and Middleton will surely shift their attention elsewhere.
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The club has an abundance of wide players on their books and the Scotland U21 international will struggle to get into the Rangers side this season.
As the reported Doncaster move suggests, it’s something Rangers clearly believe too.
Grant McCann, 39, joins Hull City after guiding Doncaster to a sixth-placed finish in League One last season.
They were beaten in the play-off semi-finals by Charlton.
The former West Ham, Cheltenham, Barnsley, Scunthorpe, Peterborough and Linfield midfielder signs a 12-month rolling contract at the KCOM Stadium.
