Jake Hastie must be counting down the days until he officially joins Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers.
Speaking to The Scottish Sun, Chris Cadden has defended Rangers-bound Jake Hastie.
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard confirmed earlier this month that he had signed the 20-year-old winger.
The news hasn’t gone down well with Motherwell fans, many of whom have been booing him and subjecting the youngster to foul-mouthed insults from the terraces.
According to The Express, the Fir Park side are only getting a development fee of around £300,000 for his services, which is peanuts relative to his potential.
Hastie is likely to receive a frosty reception in Saturday’s end-of-season visit of Livingston, but Cadden says that his team-mate is able to take the stick and defended him for electing to move to Ibrox.
“He’s been brilliant and he’ll come on and get even better. Jake can take the stick. He’s got a career-changing move and he’s taken it,” he told The Scottish Sun.
“You can tell some Motherwell fans aren’t happy with it but it’s his decision and, for me, he’s conducted himself well. I hope he gets a good reception in our home game next week. It doesn’t always go like that though.”
Hastie’s decision is understandable. It isn’t everyday that a club like Rangers come knocking and joining the Gers is definitely the right decision.
He will be surrounded by better players than he trained with at Motherwell, and that should help him improve, not to mention he’ll be getting coached by Steven Gerrard.
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