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Our View: Wilson has just pulled masterstroke at Rangers

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George Edmundson of Rangers FC looks on during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg match between Sporting Club Braga and Rangers FC at Estadio Municipal de Braga on February 26,… (Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

Well, George Edmundson has secured his move away from Rangers.

The big centre-back, who joined the Ibrox side two years ago, has returned to English football after finalising a switch to Ipswich Town on Tuesday.

According to The Record, Rangers will pocket a minimum of £1,000,000 for the deal – and more if Town win promotion this season.

And it’s very much a bargain deal by director of football Ross Wilson at the Gers, it has to be said.

That’s because despite not being a success at Rangers, the Scottish Premiership champions still turned a profit on the player.

Yep, the light Blues made a profit on a player who only ever started four Premiership games for Steven Gerrard’s side.

The towering 23-year-old was never a first-team regular under Gerrard and his loan to Derby last season underlined that the Rangers boss felt he had better options in defence.

Okay, £1,000,000 isn’t a huge sum of money for a club like this, but it does bode well because if Wilson can mastermind a profit for players like Edmundson, who haven’t succeeded in Scotland, then it makes you wonder what he could get for a Ryan Kent or an Alfredo Morelos down the line.

George Edmundson of Rangers in action during the UEFA Europa League First Qualifying round 2nd Leg match between Rangers and St Joseph at Ibrox Stadium on July 18, 2019 in Glasgow,… (Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)