Barry Ferguson has asked where Rangers' sellable players are as he warned they could be left counting the cost of Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos' contract situations.
Both of their Ibrox deals expire next summer, and the duo are allowed to speak to other interested clubs from January. Offers are on the table for both, but little progress appears to have been made. Gio van Bronckhorst responded to questions over their futures by sending the queries in the direction of Director of Football Ross Wilson.
And Ferguson can't see how Rangers are going to make money from player sales when two of their most sellable assets in recent seasons are in danger of walking away for free. The former skipper reckons the Gers could have banked £20million combined in seasons gone by had they decided to cash in. But with the clock ticking and pre-contract time approaching, he insists it's affected the players' performances and those of the team as the situation rolls on from one month to the next.
“Where are Rangers’ assets?” He asked Go Radio. “Kent and Morelos should have been done in the summer.
“Gio just wants it sorted. It’s rumbling in the background, which he doesn’t like. After what happened with Goldson last year, because there was all the talk leading up to the end of the season, is he staying or is he going?
“You don't want the same scenario with Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent because it’s playing a part, I believe, in their minds as well. The club and players need to sit down and draw a line under it. Whether they're staying or whether they're going, and that needs to be sorted as soon as possible, for the manager’s sake and for the football club’s sake. The team’s sake as well."
Connor Goldson was weeks from his contract expiring last summer. But he shocked and delighted fans by putting pen to paper on a new four-year deal after the season had finished.
However, Ferguson has warned that Rangers can't take the same chance with Morelos and Kent - even if it means taking a major haircut on the sort of fees they might have received in previous windows.
He added: “It’s too risky. When you look back to the summer, you’re talking £8, 9, 10million for both of those players. In January, you’re lucky if you’ll get £1million for each of them.
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