Michael Beale last night urged his Rangers casualty concerns to fess up and tell him straight if they’re fit enough for Hampden.
02.02.2023 - 20:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Rangers boss Michael Beale insists he has some "clarity" over Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos' situations at Ibrox as they approach the end of the contracts.
The key duo both started the impressive win over Hearts but are out of contract at the end of the Scottish Premiership season, and could agree a pre-contract move away from Ibrox at any time. With the January transfer window closed Rangers risk losing two of their prize assets for nothing at the end of the season, but Beale remains calm over Kent and Morelos' contract situation.
The Londoner insisted he had more information on the situation involving the two players, as well as over the prospect of Malik Tillman remaining at the club next term with the 20-year-old beginning to find his feet at Ibrox on loan from Bayern Munich. But he was playing his cards close to his chest ahead of facing Ross County.
Asked about the prospect of Tillman, Morelos and Kent being with the club beyond the end of the season, Beale said: "Look, I've got a bit more clarity than I can probably give out, obviously. It's a bit like in the transfer window when you guys would say I'm contradicting myself when I obviously had more clarity than you guys, but I can only say so much.
"At the moment those three boys are playing fantastically well, along with Fashion [Sakala]. It's hard for the other attackers because of the goals, the assists and the chances that they are making. I like all three of them a lot.
"They know that and things are really calm at the moment, but what I would say is if the three of them weren't there then we are able to play without them. We have got Todd (Cantwell), we have got Nico (Raskin), we have got Tom (Lawrence), we have Antonio (Colak), we have Kemar (Roofe). We seem
Michael Beale last night urged his Rangers casualty concerns to fess up and tell him straight if they’re fit enough for Hampden.
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