Rangers reportedly looked at bringing Jordan Jones to Ibrox this summer.
Kilmarnock winger Jordan Jones has told The Scottish Sun that rumours about his future were ‘mental torture’ as Rangers were reportedly keen on a move.
Jones, 23, has made his name with Killie having come up through the ranks with Middlesbrough, and has impressed since making the move to Scotland in 2016.
The winger now has seven goals in 87 games for Kilmarnock, and his performances at Rugby Park have seen him earn three caps for Northern Ireland.
Unsurprisingly, his displays for Kilmarnock have sparked interest, and the main club linked with him in 2018 have been Rangers, even if clubs in England have also been tipped to move for him.
In January, the Daily Record reported that Rangers had offered £350,000 to sign Jones, but that bid was rejected as Kilmarnock felt the offer was derisory – and that isn’t the end of the links with Rangers.
When Jamie Murphy suffered a season-ending injury in August – ironically at Kilmarnock – sparked rumours from The Express that Rangers were considering a new bid for Jones, only to go for Osijek’s Eros Grezda instead.
Now, Jones has opened up on the rumours, telling The Scottish Sun that it was ‘mental torture’ for him, admitting that the speculation over a move to Rangers in the last two transfer windows were the ‘worst times of his life’ as he found it difficult to concentrate on his football.
“Yes, it does affect you. It is mental torture, really,” said Jones. “You are getting told a lot of things and trying to concentrate on football but it is draining. Through those two transfer windows were two of the worst times in my life. But you just have to get back to your football as quickly as possible and let that side of the game take care of itself,” he added.
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