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Tom Lawrence has ‘three Rangers exit options' as two historic EFL clubs join big-spending Wrexham in free transfer race
TOM LAWRENCE has three English Championship sides keen to snap him up as a free agent, according to reports.
The midfielder was freed by Rangers at the end of last season after his contract expired.
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Tom Larence is mobbed after scoring against Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League
Credit: Kenny Ramsay
Lawrence, 31, struggled with injuries after arriving at Ibrox from Derby County, never playing more than 22 leagues games in his three years in Glasgow.
In total he managed 65 appearances with 11 goals for the Light Blues.
The Wales international has been the subject of interest from big-spending Wrexham, backed by ambitious Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Wrexham won promotion from League One last season and will now compete in the Championship alongside two other clubs that have emerged as potential suitors for Lawrence.
According to Football League World and Welsh outlet The Daily Post, Lawrence is also being tracked by West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City.
West Brom and Coventry both made pushes for Premier League promotion last season, with the Baggies missing out while the Sky Blues were beaten by Sunderland in the play-offs.
Lawrence could be an replacement at the Hawthorns for John Swift, and for Jamie Paterson at the Coventry Arena.
A move to Wrexham would represent something of a homecoming for Lawrence who was born in Wrexham but never actually played for the club.
He first played for Everton as a youth before joining Manchester United at eight and working his way up the age groups at Old Trafford.
But he never quite made the grade in Manchester and before leaving for Leicester City in 2014 he spent time on loan at Carlisle United and Yeovil Town, the latter when they were in the Championship.
Rangers captain James Tavernier spotted training with ex-team-mate and old Premiership rival Ryan Porteous who branded him 'bad loser'
Indeed, Lawrence has amassed the majority of his career appearances in the second tier of English football.
He has turned out Rotherham United, Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City, and Ipswich Town.
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