Rangers manager Michael Beale has claimed that winger Ryan Kent will have 'options' in the summer transfer window but believes he'll stay with the Scottish club amid rumoured interest from Leeds United.
The Whites have been linked with the 26-year-old for numerous transfer windows but a deal has never fully gone through leaving the former Liverpool youth prospect up in Glasgow.
Kent is not the only player linked with a move away from Ibrox with controversial striker Alfredo Morelos also touted for a move out of Scotland after six years with the club.
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"It [the situation] doesn’t have to make sense to anyone other than ourselves," Beale said after after his side’s 3-1 Premiership victory over Kilmarnock over the weekend.
"I’ve been delighted with Alfredo and Ryan - but every player really, no one has given me a problem regardless of their status or where they are contract-wise.
"Listen, I think they’re both going to have options in the summer. I just want to see where the squad is and where it’s going. I have come back in and tried to give the team stability with some of the old things that we did when I was here previously.
"We had a lot of injuries, we’ve stabilised it and only lost one in 16 and one in 18. But you’re going to see a change in the way we play and the formation the team play.
"We just need to get to that moment. In terms of Ryan (Kent), and Alfredo (Morelos), Ryan Jack, Scott Arfield and Allan (McGregor), I want all of those guys to focus on football. Of course I’ve had personal chats with the boys, but we haven’t put anything in front of anyone because we want to see how things move."
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