Jack Butland sees 2 Rangers paths drawn out as one time £47m man tipped for ambitious Ibrox move

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07-05-2025

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Jack Butland would have suitors if he decides to leave Rangers - but if he stays he will have a real hunger going into pre-season.
That's the verdict of Richard Foster who reckons the England international would have been 'happy' to be taken out of the team after a number of high profile errors.
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Liam Kelly has since come in under interim boss Barry Ferguson and enjoyed a run in the team with Butland watching on. That included the Europa League quarter-final with Athletic Bilbao and the Old Firm showdown with Celtic.
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Foster agreed that taking out Butland was for the best and what it will do is spark a real fire in his belly for getting his jersey back come the summer.
Speaking on Go Radio, he said: "I think Butland has done all he would need to do in terms of getting a move.
"I don't think clubs are going to be 'right, we need a goalkeeper, let's go look at the last three games of the season'.
"I think they've already made their mind up and if he is intent on leaving, then I think he will probably have suitors. He will have clubs come in for him. He's a fantastic goalkeeper.
"He went through a bit of a rough patch and I agreed with the decision to take him out.
"I think sometimes as players - it is not a selfish thing - but you just think you can play through it. But sometimes you just need to be removed from the situation.
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"I think what you would imagine is you will get a goalkeeper - if he is staying at Rangers - that he is hungry to prove over pre-season that he is going to come back in and be No1.
"Then it becomes a good fight between him and Liam Kelly.
"But I think deep down and in the cold light of day he was probably happy to be taken out.
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"He wasn't making mistakes every week. But then he was making quite basic errors for a goalkeeper of his quality.
"If he is in the mindset that he wants to leave Rangers, then I think there will be clubs interested in him."
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Meanwhile, Alan Hutton reckons his old club would not be able to refuse offers in the region of £20million for Hamza Igamane.
The attacker broke onto the scene after being used sparingly following his arrival and has shown glimpses of what he has to offer.
Former Ibrox star Hutton doesn't think he is quite ready to go down to the EPL and be a regular starter - but he has shown technical ability and is improving weekly.
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Speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest football odds, Hutton was asked about Igamane and potential interest from North London and while he doesn't want to see him go, he reckons it's a move he couldn't turn down.
"If there is a bid of around £20million I think that's something Rangers couldn't turn down.
"They've not been great in the past in terms of when players maybe hit their ceiling in terms of value, they've not sold them on. I don't want to see him leave because I think he is a very good player and he's going to get better. But if they get a fee in that kind of region of £20m, I think they would have to take it.
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"Could Hamza Igamane thrive at Spurs? Yeah, of course. I think an opportunity to move to the Premier League is up there for every player. Everyone wants to play at the highest level possible.
"I think that's the toughest league in football at this moment in time and to go to a club like Spurs, although they've not hit the heights this season, they'll be looking to the future.
"They want to build. They want to get back up and compete at the higher end of the table. I think that would be a move that would excite any player.
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"So for him I think that would be a really strong, really good move. I don't want to see him leave, of course, but again, it all comes down to the fee. If that's there on the table, you can't turn that sort of money down."
Elsewhere, Hutton reckons Timo Werner could be an instant hit in Scotland's top flight at Rangers.
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The Germany attacker has played at the top level for Stuttgart, RB Leipzig, Chelsea and Tottenham – famously joining the Blues from Leipzig for £47.5m in 2020.
And the Ibrox favourite turned punter reckons his all round game would ensure he would score 'a barrel load'
He added: "Would Timo Werner take the Premiership by storm? I'd like to think so.
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"With the pace that he has, and again, it's no disrespect, I think that the Scottish league has been good this season in terms of the developing teams below it all fighting for different spots, I think it's been good. It's still coming down a level from the Premier League, of course.
"You'd be silly not to say that. So you'd like to think with the pace and attributes that he's got, if he can just calm himself down a little bit in front of goal, he could score a barrel load.
"If you look at Daizen Maeda, he was very pacy and he struggled at first in terms of his finishing, but that's got much better over the previous seasons.
"Just look at the numbers that he's putting up, I think Werner's somebody with those sorts of attributes that could go in and really score a number of goals for a club like Rangers."