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Gary McAllister says Rangers top of the queue for Leeds-linked Ryan Kent

Ryan Kent of Rangers (14) celebrates as he scores his team's first goal during the Scottish Ladbrokes Premiership match between Rangers and Hearts ...
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Leeds United and Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers are linked with the Liverpool man.

Ryan Kent of Rangers scores his team's second goal during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Rangers at Tony Macaroni Arena on January 27, 2019 in Livingston, United...

Former Leeds United star Gary McAllister has told The Scottish Sun that he believes Rangers are ‘first in line’ to sign Ryan Kent if he is available on loan.

Leeds and Rangers have been heavily linked with a move for the Liverpool winger, who is rated at around £12 million [The Echo].

The 22-year-old is ‘open’ to a move to Elland Road but, in conflicting reports, The Record in Scotland claimed that he fancied another spell at Ibrox, where he dazzled last season.

Gers boss Steven Gerrard seemed to take Kent’s game to new heights after a number of disappointing loan spells away from Merseyside.

And McAllister, who is Gerrard’s assistant in Glasgow, claims that the Scottish giants are top of the queue to sign him, if Liverpool make him available on loan.

He told The Scottish Sun: “It is ongoing, but the decisions at Liverpool will probably be later down the line. Is he worth the wait?

“I would say so. He has got a rapport with the fans and there is no doubt he enjoyed his time here. If Ryan is to go back out on loan again, I think we’d be first in line.”

Re-signing Kent would be massive for the light Blues.

He won Young Player of the Year in Scotland last term, underlining his progression under Gerrard, and if another move can be ironed out, even if only another loan, it’s brilliant for the Scots.

Ryan Kent of Rangers and Jeremy Toljan of Celtic challenge for the ball during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium on May 12, 2019 in...