Josh McPake has a future at Rangers and will return to Ibrox after impressing Ross Wilson with his eye-catching performances on loan at Harrogate Town, as reported by the Daily Record.
It’s no coincidence that since the highly rated winger swapped Glasgow for Yorkshire in the January transfer window, Harrogate have eased their relegation fears while climbing towards the verge of the play-off places.
McPake has made a real impression in the fourth tier of English football.
So much so that, after a run of seven wins in 11 games, Town are suddenly dreaming of a second successive promotion.
McPake is unlikely to be striking fear into the heart of full-backs at Wetherby Road next season, however, even if Harrogate are a League One club in 2021/22.
The Record claims Ross Wilson, Rangers’ director of football, has been thrilled to see the jet-heeled winger showcase his qualities on a regular basis south of the border.
And, despite interest from Championship duo QPR and Bristol City, McPake will be handed the chance to force his way into Steven Gerrard’s first-team plans during the summer.
A versatile wideman who prefers to play on the right, the Scotland U19 international would certainly give the newly crowned Premiership champions something different in front of James Tavernier.
While Ianis Hagi tends to drift infield, becoming an extra central midfielder, McPake is more of an old-school winger in the Ryan Kent mould.
The teenager hasn’t made a single Premiership appearance for Rangers, although that could change soon.
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