Rangers are prepared to cash in on John Souttar this summer amid growing interest from clubs in the English Championship.
The Scotland international is back in pre-season training, but was left out of the side that travelled to Spain in order to sort out his future.
Rangers want seven figures from Souttar’s sale amid interest from Sheffield United, Cardiff City and Leicester City, among others.
The entire transfer fee will count as profit as the Light Blues signed him on a free transfer back in 2022.
How will John Souttar be remembered at Ibrox?
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Andy Devlin expects John Souttar to leave Rangers before 31 July
The Scottish Sun’s Andy Devlin has expressed surprise at the fact that John Souttar has still not left Ibrox.
Despite signing a new contract in February, it has been clear that the centre-back would be on his way out this summer.
Ben Godfrey remains the only new centre-back arriving at Rangers this summer, following the exits of Nasser Djiga and Derek Cornelius.
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He was handed a new Rangers contract earlier this year.
Even then, Derek McInnes has no qualms in sanctioning Souttar’s exit.
Devlin expects his exit to be finalised before the start of the season, which is on 31 July.
He said: “John Souttar, I’m surprised that’s not actually done.
“There’s been interest from Sheffield United, Leicester City.
“There’s a few Championship teams looking at John.
“He’s one that I expect to leave before the season starts.”
How will Souttar be remembered by the Ibrox faithful?
Souttar arrived as someone who would address the club’s defensive issues, and while he was a regular in central defence, he never quite convinced fans that he was the answer.
In his defence, he faced a major injury issue in his first season at the club and was not viewed as a new signing on his return, but as a part of the defensive woes.
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Due to the lack of quality options, he was given the start on most occasions, and he also had a number of good individual performances, including the 3-1 win against Celtic at Parkhead.
Souttar will be remembered as a leader who was not quite the required quality to be a leading central defender at Ibrox.
Fans will certainly hope for him to do the best but are expected to be happy to see the back of him.
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