Glasgow Rangers defender David Bates is out of contract at the Ibrox club in the summer of 2018.
Rangers defender David Bates can show club chairman Dave King that he deserves a new contract by producing a superb display against Celtic at Ibrox today.
Bates has been one of the best players for Rangers in recent weeks, and it is likely that manager Graeme Murty will include the defender in the starting lineup for the Old Firm derby at Ibrox this afternoon.
With his current contract at the Gers running out at the end of the season, according to Transfermarkt.com, the 21-year-old centre-back will not get a better chance than today to show that he deserves to remain at the Glasgow giants beyond the summer.
A solid performance against the likes of Moussa Dembele and Scott Sinclair will strengthen his case for a new deal.
Bates is still very young and is developing, and if he can perform well against Celtic this afternoon, then it will make it hard for King to ignore him and will force him to hand him a new deal.
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