Andy Walker says Rangers need to learn how to do business as they look set to lose Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos for nothing.
The Sky Sports co-commentator reckons the Ibrox side could have banked upwards of £15m for Kent and similar for his Colombian teammate at their peak. But the pair are set to end on a Light Blues whimper, with Michael Beale's side all but certainly ending this term without silverware and having been met with various levels of criticism throughout the campaign.
Neither are close to signing contract extensions and winger Kent is said to have 'agreed' a deal to join Fenerbahce. Rangers sold Calvin Bassey for a record fee in the last 12 months and made eight figures on Nathan Patterson's deal that sent him to Everton in January 22, but Walker reckons new business lessons are needed like those which have Celtic brimming with assets. He told Go Radio of a potential cost factor in keeping the pair around for the successful title push in 2021: "I have no problem with any player honouring their contract but I think Rangers have played this one badly.
"These players, both of them, were worth a lot of money a couple of years ago. And if the answer is they had to keep them to win the title a couple years ago and stop Celtic doing 10-in-a-row, maybe that is the price Rangers have paid but my goodness it is a high one.
"I think you could have got something between £10-£15m for Ryan Kent and similar for Alfredo Morelos a couple of years ago when they were at their peak. It's a lot of money and Rangers need to learn to do business.
"They need to learn how to sell and you look at Celtic, someone leaves tomorrow, there is no real shock as you get someone else in and that has been the way of it. Celtic spent £8 or £9m on Odsonne Edouard and still made money on him.
"That is what you need to do, get them in for a small fee, fatten them up and sell them on, thanks for coming to play for a short time. Rangers need to learn how to do good transfer business."
