Former Rangers man emerges as ambitious target for EFL side
Rangers cut ties with the attacker in 2023
Leyton Orient are interested in signing former Rangers winger Ryan Kent, according to The Scottish Sun. The League One side are keen on an ambitious deal to land the attacker.
Leeds United are said to be long-term admirers of the player, whilst some unnamed teams in Saudi Arabia are also believed to be monitoring his situation. He is currently a free agent following his recent exit from Fenerbahce.
Kent, who is 27-years-old, left Rangers to move to Turkey last year. He went on to play 19 games for the Super Lig giants and scored once.
He rose up through the academy ranks at Liverpool and was a regular for the Premier League outfit at various different youth levels as a youngster. The ex-England youth international went on to play once for the Reds’ first-team.
Kent also had loan spells away from Anfield at Coventry City, Barnsley, Freiburg and Bristol City to get some experience under his belt. He then linked up with the Gers on an initial temporary basis in 2018.
His switch to Ibrox made permanent shortly after and he made 218 appearances in all competitions, chipping in with 33 goals. He won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup during his time with the Glasgow club.
When asked about rumours linking him with a return to Rangers, Philippe Clement had this to say: "I've said a lot of times I don't go into rumours because it never stops.
“So I'm not going to go into rumours but of course I know the player and I've known him a long time. The moment he went to Rangers I was in talks with him to get him to Brugge. But there was a better deal for him at Rangers and chose that. So I've known him a long time but I won't go into rumours about bringing in players or not.”
Leyton Orient would be able to give Kent regular game time which is what he needs at this stage of his career. They are sat in 20th place in the table and were beaten 3-0 away at Wycombe Wanderers this weekend.