Rangers have been linked with several strikers over the years with Jonson Clarke-Harris being one of those said to be considered.
Seen as a potential understudy to Alfredo Morelos or a plan B for then Gers boss Steven Gerrard, the Peterborough United forward was watched by scouts reporting back to Auchenhowie.
Out of contract in a matter of months, going from being linked with Rangers to not playing in League One will be a bitter pill to swallow for Jonson Clarke-Harris who is no long the player once valued at a reported £5m.
Ex-Rangers target Jonson Clarke-Harris struggling for game time
He turns 30 in the summer and will be unlikely to have top end Championship or clubs like Rangers chasing his signature.
To make matters worse, he’s started just once this year.
Not exactly the way to attract potential suitors or to land yourself one last big pay day.
At his peak, Clarke-Harris was a 25 goal a season striker and the sort of finisher that most clubs would love to have in their squad.
Gerrard would be looking for a natural to potentially replace Jermain Defoe, however, £5m was more than we paid for players like Cedric Itten and Kemar Roofe who were both proven at higher levels.
What has been a surprise is that clubs outside the top two in Scotland haven’t entertained the idea of offering JCH a contract.
It would probably be his last chance of playing European football and the chance to win silverware.
Take Hearts as an example.
Jonson Clarke-Harris has a similar style of play to Lawrence Shankland in that he is never going to beat players with skill or pace but he knows where the goals are.
Shankland, even with just a year on his contract, could still make Hearts a few million and be replaced in terms of output for next to nothing.
The Rangers-linked Scotland international is enjoying the season of his life but even he would admit that scoring from 20-30 yards every other week is unsustainable.
His stock will never be higher, unlike Jonson Clarke-Harris, who will probably be wishing that Rangers scouts make a return to the Weston Homes Stadium.
