Rangers defender Connor Goldson has been impressive this season, and some may now want him to land a new contract.
The centre back bagged a brace against Celtic in October, handing Rangers a 2-0 win at Parkhead to make himself a hero.
His performances have been strong throughout the season, whether partnered by Leon Balogun or Filip Helander, and he will no doubt be attracting interest.
The 27-year-old still has more than 18 months left on his Rangers contract, but the topic of a new deal has been rumbling on for weeks now.
Steven Gerrard told the Daily Record last month that he is in ‘no rush’ to give Goldson a new deal, because he already has a ‘good contract’.
Now though, former Rangers boss Alex McLeish has told Ibrox News that he thinks a new deal for Goldson is now ‘so important’ as he could be worth £50million with a new contract.
McLeish believes that Goldson is now ‘in the form of his life, and even feels that he could end up being a ‘late developer’ having been offloaded by Premier League side Brighton in 2018.
“It’s so important to get Goldson tied down to a new deal,” said McLeish. “As soon as you get him tied down to a new deal, unless someone comes in with a £50m deal for him after he gets his contract signed, sealed and delivered – and sometimes that can happen – then you know Goldson is going to be at Ibrox for a while.”
“He is in the form of his life and he’s only going to get better. When you’re experienced, that can get you through games where your level drops a bit. You don’t have to have 10/10s every single week – you’d like to but it’s impossible and when he does have a rough day his experience will mean he can paper over the cracks.”
“Brighton had a lot of centre-backs and that was probably the reason why they let him go. The judgement was that he probably wasn’t going to be ready for the Premier League. But he is growing all the time and he could be one of these players who is a late developer,” he added.
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