Patterson may be dead set on quitting Rangers after report – Hutton
Alan Hutton has suggested Rangers could see Nathan Patterson’s head turned by the promise of game time amid reported interest from Everton.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Gers defender insisted the 19-year-old would be “desperate” to play regularly after his breakthrough campaign last term.
As reported by the Mirror (22nd August), Everton have tabled a £5million bid for the promising right-back.
The Liverpool Echo claim the offer has been rejected, with Steven Gerrard laughing off the reported six-figure fee as a “joke”.
Patterson is currently behind club captain James Tavernier for the right-back starting spot.
Hutton suggested game time elsewhere could turn the youngster’s head.
Hutton told Football Insider’s Russell Edge: “He has to play football. Patterson needs to develop as a player, but to do that you have play football.
“The thing is he’ll be desperate to play. He’s got a taste of it, he knows that feeling, he wants more of it. He’s starting to get into the Scotland setup.
“He’ll know he has to play football, it’s as simple as that. He’s doing everything possible.
“By all accounts, he is a very hard trainer. He puts everything in. Whenever he’s called upon, he has been outstanding.
“The next movement for him, moving forward, is playing regular football. It’s going to be difficult. I’ve wracked my brain about this. What do you do as a player in his position?
“The possibility of a move, it is a big decision he’s going to have to make.
“Does he sit there and fight for his place against Tavernier? Or is the option of moving a better one? It’s something that he’ll have to consider.”
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