Reported summer Rangers target Harry Souttar wants to stay and fight for his place at Leicester City.
Rangers were linked with a late move for the Socceroos centre-half back in August with the club reportedly trying to sign the defender on loan.
However with reported Stoke City interest in Ben Davies failing to materialise, the interest in Harry Souttar quickly waned.
Harry Souttar focused on Leicester City
Struggling to get into Enzo Maresca’s competitive Leicester City side, Harry Souttar has made only two appearances for the club this season.
Speaking whilst on international duty with Australia, it’s a situation the centre-back – who is the brother of Rangers star John Souttar – hopes to remedy.
“I definitely want to stay and fight for my place, for sure,” said Souttar. “Obviously, I know it’s difficult with the results we’ve been having.
“But I’ve had a good couple of conversations with the manager and he knows that whenever he needs me, I’ll be 100 per cent ready.
“They’re flying at the moment, top of the league, so it’s hard to get in. But all I can do is keep my training levels up, keep my fitness levels up, and, when called upon, be ready and hopefully perform well.”
Rangers links never materialised
Harry Souttar joined Leicester City from Stoke City in a £15m deal in January whilst the Foxes were still in the Premier League.
Initially signed by now Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, Souttar has found chances at a premium ever since the appointment of ex-Man City coach Maresca.
With Leicester City sitting at the top of the Championship having won 13 of their 16 league games this season, the boyhood Rangers supporter is finding opportunities limited.
Looking ahead to the January transfer window, Ibrox fans might’ve felt that the club would perhaps reignite their loan interest in Harry Souttar.
This comes with injury problems persisting with the likes of John Souttar and Ben Davies in particular.
But it’s clear that Harry Souttar wants to fight for his place at Leicester City although we are not sure how long the 25-year-old will stick it out.
Rangers also have Connor Goldson and a resurgent Leon Balogun as centre-back options in the squad, but there have been a series of links in the position.
More recently the club has been linked to an Allsvenskan star who is also interesting clubs in the English Championship.
Harry Souttar has also continued his remarkable goalscoring record with Australia during the break, netting in World Cup qualifying wins over Bangladesh and Palestine.
The defender now has 10 goals in 21 games for the country.
