Rangers and Sheffield United have both been linked with a summer transfer move for Everton defender Nathan Patterson.
The Scotland international has struggled for form and fitness since his move to Merseyside and has failed to nail down a first-team role.
Patterson was meant to be the heir to Seamus Coleman, but has not managed to prove to David Moyes that he deserves more minutes.
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Rangers interest could complicate Sheffield United’s move for Nathan Patterson
Sheffield United will face complications as the Light Blues are also keen on signing the right-back this summer, according to The Star.
With Coleman retiring, the Toffees do not plan to make Patterson their first-choice right-back, leaving the door open for his exit.
Everton like Arsenal defender Ben White and West Ham’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and could look to make moves for them in the coming weeks.
While Patterson is on Sheffield United’s potential list of targets, he is not the only right-back they are considering this summer.
The same can be said about the Ibrox outfit, who are keen on signing a quality replacement for James Tavernier.
Rangers have Patterson on a four-man shortlist, but there could be other players as well whom they could be looking at before deciding on their preferred target.
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Is Patterson a transfer priority for Danny Rohl?
Danny Rohl knows just how important it is for the club to sign not just any right-back, but a quality one to replace Tavernier.
The German will have certain targets in mind and so will the board, but as Rangers News reported recently, there is a changed approach to how transfers will be approached.
It will be a more collaborative approach, and the manager will have more of a say than previous ones at Ibrox.
As things stand, Patterson is not high up on Rohl’s priority list, but he most certainly is someone who is being considered.
Work has begun to sign Hampus Skoglund from Hammarby, and if that deal falls through, then the club will consider other targets.
Sheffield United’s interest may see the Light Blues spring into action, but they appear to have the right-back situation under control.
