GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 18: A general view during the pre-season friendly match between Rangers and Newcastle at Ibrox Stadium on July 18, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
According to Anthony Joseph, talks between Rangers and Ross McCausland regarding a new contract are “ongoing” as interest in the youthful winger grows.
After making his first-ever start for the Gers in the 2-0 victory away at Livingston earlier in the day, McCausland is reportedly wanted “across Europe” in addition to England, according to a tweet from a Sky Sports journalist on November 12.
With his current contract set to expire at the end of the current campaign, the Light Blues have extended their offer to him through the summer of 2027; however, negotiations are still ongoing.
“UPDATE: Rangers have extended an offer to winger Ross McCausland through the summer of 2027,” Anthony wrote.
The 20-year-old, who made his debut for the Gers today, has clubs in England and throughout Europe interested in signing him because his contract expires in the summer. Discussions continue.”
Choices
With the stakes over his future rising, the Northern Irishman is becoming an intriguing option under Philippe Clement, so the pressure is on for this one.
By letting him play well into the last year of his contract before attempting to convince him to sign a longer term, the Rangers are taking a big risk.
Even though they didn’t anticipate him making the kind of breakthrough into the first team that he has recently, it would have made sense for the Ibrox hierarchy to secure an extension long before now, unless interest in signing him has only recently exploded elsewhere.
Since Premier League teams from south of the border have already been to watch him this season, the money owed if he departs on a free transfer is almost certainly going to be far less than the club to demand to sell him.
It appears that the former Rangers manager was unaware of the wide man’s potential even though he had watched Ryan Kent and Fashion Sakala leave in the summer, as the wide man had not played a minute this season until Michael Beale was fired.
Although the new-look team played narrowly in the early going of the disappointing campaign, lacking in creativity and pace, Abdallah Sima, Rabbi Matondo, Scott Wright, and now Tom Lawrence have all contributed to addressing that to varying degrees, McCausland was
