He may have done a job against Sparta Prague for 45 minutes but it’s clear that Todd Cantwell isn’t the solution to Rangers right wing solution, however, maybe previous Jacob Murphy could be.
Since Steven Gerrard arrived at Ibrox, there have been several attempts to solve one of the biggest problems in the Light Blues squad after deciding that Daniel Candeias wasn’t the man for him.
Philippe Clement looked to get as many of his best attacking players on against Aberdeen, even if it meant playing Todd Cantwell out of position, but could a report by Pete O’Rourke open the door for a possible reconsideration of Jacob Murphy?
Do Rangers need a Jacob Murphy in their squad?
Just as Fashion Sakala seemed to make the position his own and bring a consistent number of goals and assists to his weekly inconsistent performances, he was allowed to leave because Michael Beale either felt he had better or that he was no longer going to fit the shape and system he was implementing.
With hindsight, selling our top scoring striker and wide forward probably wasn’t the wisest move the ex-Gers boss made.
What this means is that Philippe Clement has a particular area of weakness on the right hand side with Ross McCausland now close to being first choice having started the season miles down the pecking order and almost certain to leave the club at the end of the season due to a lack of first team minutes.
Writing of Football Insider former Sky Sports reporter O’Rourke has claimed that Newcastle United’s Jacob Murphy is now being considered by both Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
This comes nearly two years to the week since the 28-year old was linked with a move to Rangers when the need for a right winger was at it’s greatest and Jacob Murphy was out of favour.
Then though, a pre-contract agreement was the rumour only for it to emerge that Murphy had an extra year’s option that the club could take up.
A change of manager saw Eddie Howe take charge, Murphy see an increase in game time, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Newcastle would demand a sizeable fee now despite the lack of potential sell-on profit, with two other Premier League clubs interested, don’t be surprised if they don’t get the £12m that they paid for him.
A Premier League player would be an upgrade but he’d cost a Premier League fee and be on Premier League wages.
There must be someone on the list that can do a job and who we can afford!
