Selling Josh Windass would result in a massive profit for Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers.
Quite a few of Mark Warburton’s decisions in the summer of 2016 haven’t really worked out for Rangers.
Warburton brought 14 players to Ibrox during that three-month period but fast forward 18 months and only one has developed into a major player for the Gers: Josh Windass.
The 24-year-old playmaker scored two more goals in Sunday’s 6-1 demolition of Ayr United to make it 12 goals in all competitions for the English attacker this season.
Such is his form, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if Windass were to be the subject of speculation this summer, but the Ibrox side stand to make a massive profit if manager Graeme Murty does move him on.
Rangers paid £60,000 apiece (Daily Record) in compensation for Matt Crooks and Windass when Warburton poached them from Accrington Stanley, and the latter is certainly going to be worth a seven-figure sum – especially given how he has another two-and-a-half years to run on his contract.
Warburton deserves credit for signing him up to a four-year deal, when it would have been easy to take the safe option and give him a two-year contract, and the Glasgow giants are in a position of strength regarding his future as a result.
Rangers won’t want to lose Windass, but they can rest easy with the comfort of knowing that his sale would bring in millions and, for an initial £60k investment, that would represent a superb bit of business.
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