Rangers in advanced talks to sign 75k-p / w ace

Rangers“The busy summer is already in full swing in Ibrox.

Russell Martin was appointed new director earlier this month, while Lyall Cameron and Max Aarons have been revealed as new signatures, with much more to follow for the new boss of the Rangers.

So now, after new owners, a new sports director and a new coach, could Gers really have a new captain?

Rangers change central defenders

The central defensive options of the Rangers should be completely revised this summer, first with Leon Balogun joining Aris Limassol on a free transfer, where he will be gathered with Connor Goldson in Cyprus.

In the meantime, Robin Pröpper gets closer to A return to FC Twente, where he came only a year ago, while John Souttar is a doubt for the start of Champions League Qualifying, following “hernia surgery”, faced with a race against time to be available for the first leg against Panathinaikos on July 22.

With all this in mind, Pete O’Rourke of the Football Initiate report that the Rangers are “in advanced talks” to sign Conor Coady from Leicester City.

They claim that the Gers are “confident” to finalize a “early week” agreement and that the English international “will bring a vast experience” to Martin’s team.

In the meantime, as indicated by Rob Tanner of athleticsAfter the relegation of the Foxes to the EFL championshipThey seek to unload a certain number of players, including Coady, since it only remains one year on his contract, while, According to CapologyOnly four Leicester players earn more than its salary of £ 75,000 per week.

These wages would certainly decrease considerably, if Coady chose to move to Glasgow, but its experience and its quality in the field could be invaluable.

Why Conor Coady should become captain of the Rangers

Since the signing of Wigan Athletic a decade ago, James Tavernier was a faithful of the Rangers, making 513 appearances To date, only ten men in the history of the club have accumulated more, scoring 130 narcotic goals from the right back, in addition to its 142 assists.

He was Appointed club captain by Steven Gerrard in 2018, and is a legend in good faith of the Rangers, although his form was examined on a meticulous exam last season, with BBC Sport Clive Lindsay noting that he was left on the bench for November Europa League Ergue against Olympiacos, something that would have been unthinkable not so long ago.

Still aged only 33, Tavernier always has a key role to play Martin’s team, but the table below shows its slight drop.

As the table shows, Tavernier played less minutes last season than in any campaign since the winning year of 2020/21, having not reached double figures in terms of objectives for the first time in five seasons.

In addition to that, his chances created and the keys by 90 numbers were in particular down, stressing that he is no longer the focal point of the Rangers attack game.

So, with Tavernier, no more useful, could we see Coady sink the armband next season?

GOOD, Analyst Kai Watson describes He as a natural “leader”, while Sean Dyche, who was his manager in Everton, Praise Coady Professional “Immaculate”, with Jamie Carragher Describing its performance For wolves as “shiny”, adding that it is only the second to Virgil van Dijk “in terms of passing from the rear”.

In support of this assertion, Adrian Clarke of the Premier League Documents How, in the 2019/20 season, no player has accumulated more “long precise passes” than Coady throughout the division.

In addition to that, Adam McNulty of Breaking The Lines Prays the elite capacity of central defenders to “choose a runner using a diagonal”, believing that its scope of passage is one of its strongest attributes.

In a team from Martin, which favors control by possession, Coady will be an invaluable asset, suggesting that he will be a favorite of the new manager, potentially Tavernier in the captain’s hierarchy.