Steven Gerrard’s Glasgow Rangers have brought Connor Goldson to Ibrox, and Gers director of football Mark Allen praises him.
The Gers have signed Goldson from Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer transfer window for a transfer fee reported by The Daily Record to be worth £3 million.
Rangers director of football Allen has praised the 25-year-old highly and has outlined his attributes.
Allen told The Scottish Sun: “I think if you look at Connor he is a Premier League centre-back who found himself unluckily out of favour at Brighton with the two centre-backs there.
“Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy have had outstanding seasons so it was very difficult for Connor to break through.
“But all the attributes that we are looking for in terms of leadership, physical stature, strength are there. He is quite quick, he moves with the ball well.
“All of those tick the box in terms of the type of footballer we want to bring to the football club. He was keen to come so it was just a case of negotiation and away we went.”
Quality footballer
Goldson struggled to play regularly for Brighton, but the 25-year-old centre-back is a very good and capable centre-back.
The performances of the Englishman during his time at Shrewsbury Town were brilliant, and they do underline just how good he is.
Rangers did struggle defensively last season, and Gerrard has done well to bring in a strong and capable centre-back.
The Gers are not as strong as Celtic are at the moment, but the Ibrox club are heading in the right decision.
Rangers have finished third in each of the last two Scottish Premiership campaigns.
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