Kenny McLean of Premier League side Norwich City has claimed that he’s keen to return to Scotland one day to play for Rangers [The Athletic].
Rutherglen-born McLean grew up supporting the Gers and spent time in the club’s youth system but moved to St Mirren in 2008, where his senior career began.
After several years with the Buddies that included a loan stint at Arbroath, the midfielder joined Aberdeen, and after racking up over 100 league appearances for the Dons, he signed for Norwich in 2018.
Since then, he’s established himself as a key player at Carrow Road, turning out regularly over the past few seasons.
He helped the Canaries to promotion from the Championship last season and as a result, he’s once again a Premier League player.
The 29-year-old admits that that status makes it unlikely that he’d consider moving anywhere in the short-term but he’s confessed that playing for Rangers is a goal of his.
“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t something I’d want to do,” he said [The Athletic]. “As a kid that’s what you want to do, play for your boyhood team.”
“Right now, I’m about to play in the Premier League again, so I’m not thinking about it!
“But for me and my family, it would be pretty special. I grew up a Rangers fan, used to go to the games with my dad and as a kid in Glasgow, you support Rangers or Celtic and you want to play for one of them. So I was on the better side.”
It’s relatively rare to see a player of McLean’s level speak so openly about future transfer wishes and his comments here are sure to excite plenty of Bears.
The Norwich star isn’t the flashiest of midfielders but he’s excellent on the ball and cool under pressure, as he’s shown in penalty shootouts for Scotland.
A season or two in the English top-flight awaits the bluenose but his current deal will expire in the summer of 2023 and perhaps the Gers will choose that moment to swoop in and try to land him on a free transfer.
A more immediate alleged transfer target for Rangers is Bright Osayi-Samuel, but the Light Blues now reportedly face familiar competition for his signature.
