Scotland youth international Dapo Mebude is sticking around at Rangers.
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Rangers may have lost talented attacker Billy Gilmour to Chelsea, but they have managed to retain one of his sidekicks.
Dapo Mebude signed a professional contract with the club yesterday, reward for an impressive season at youth level.
The 16-year-old has represented Scotland at under-16 level and will hope to start making in-roads to try and get close to the first team.
New boss Pedro Caixinha has shown he is willing to give youth a chance already, bringing David Bates, Myles Beerman and Jamie Barjonas into the first team.
Mebude is a young striker who has pace and quick feet, whose first priority will be to earn a spot in Graeme Murty’s under-20 squad.
Rangers have had a tough season, finishing 39 points behind Celtic, and a real gap is emerging in financial terms as well as a sporting one.
In order to bridge the gap, Rangers need their academy to start producing top talents who can lead them forward, and they will be crossing their fingers Mebude one day saves them millions.
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