The Rangers manager, Steven Gerrard, appears to be making space to add to his Ibrox ranks.
The Rangers manager, Steven Gerrard, has given the green light to terminate Umar Sadiq’s loan spell – three weeks before the transfer window opens, according to the Sun.
The newspaper claims Gerrard has lost patience with with the striker he brought to Rangers from AS Roma in July, and has allowed him to return to Italy early.
Sadiq has played just 116 minutes of first-team football since his move to Ibrox, and has often been omitted from matchday squads even with fellow frontmen, Kyle Lafferty and Alfredo Morelos, unavailable.
The termination of the 21-year-old’s season-long deal – which cannot officially take place outside of a transfer window – will pave the way for Rangers to bid to sign the Liverpool striker, Dominic Solanke, on loan, according to the Sun.
Gerrard’s side can qualify for the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday and remain in the Scottish Premiership title race.
Is the Rangers manager right to write-off Sadiq?
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