Rangers have missed out on the chance to make a substantial profit on Glen Kamara with a potential move to the Premier League or a European giant passing the Ibrox misfit by.
That is according to Greg Stewart, the former Ibrox forward who expected his one-time team-mate to go on to big things after such an impressive start to life under Steven Gerrard on the blue side of Glasgow.
Glen Kamara, around 18 months ago, was one of the first names on Rangers’ team sheet. Alongside Steven Davis, he was the man who made the Gers tick; a stylish, cultured ball-player capable of controlling the game with his steady distribution and his tactical intelligence.
How times have changed. He started only one of Rangers’ last 12 league games, and will fall even further down the pecking order after the signing of Kieran Dowell and the impending arrival of Jose Cifuentes.
“Football can be a funny game at times,” Stewart tells the Daily Record. “Because, with Glen, it’s only a couple of years since you really thought he was going places.
“It’s never nice to hear that players are training on their own. It sounds like he’s had a chat with the manager and decided the best decision is for Glen to go, and now it’s about finding a club willing to pay what Rangers want.”
Glen Kamara could leave Rangers for Leeds
Gers boss Mick Beale has already indicated that he will not stand in Kamara’s way this summer, with the one-time Arsenal youngster currently training on his own. Leeds United currently feel like the 27-year-old’s most likely destination, reportedly for a £5 million fee which would not have been enough to buy even Kamara’s left leg during the Gerrard era (Yorkshire Evening Post).
It is not long since Tom Hateley, Kamara’s one-time Dundee team-mate, suggested that £20 million would be a fair fee for player tipped for a return to the Emirates Stadium in previous windows.
“It’s a strange one for me. I know Glen and what he can do on the pitch. During my time at the club, he was central to everything we did,” adds Stewart, a Scottish Premiership champion in 2021.
“I thought he could easily have moved to the Premier League or a big European league at that time. I thought clubs would be queuing up for him. That’s the quality he had.
“He’s shown how good he is on the international stage with Finland, bossing games at the Euros. I still think he can do that now. These things happen, you go through wee blips in football. Maybe he just needs a change of scenery to get back to his best because there is a top player in there. That’s undeniable.
“Unfortunately for Rangers, they’re going to get nowhere near the level of cash they would have two years ago, which will be a frustration business wise.”
