Rangers player sent future advice amid Aston Villa and Sunderland interest as situation to go one of two ways
Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland have been linked with the Rangers player.
A current Rangers player has sent advice to a fellow Ibrox talent amid Aston Villa and Sunderland monitoring ahead of the summer transfer window
Bailey Rice has spent most of this season injured but has shown his talent across 16 senior outings since joining from Motherwell. A Scotland U21s international, the midfielder is out of contract, with several clubs said to be keen on a deal. It’s been claimed Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland are some of the English clubs keen while Schalke 04 in Germany are another possible suitor.
Ross McCausland has spent this term away from Rangers on loan in Cyprus with Aris Limassol but has weighed in on the 19-year-old’s future. He reckons it can go in two directions but there’s no doubting the technical prowess Rice has to make it in Govan.
Will Bailey Rice leave Rangers this summer transfer window?
Amid the Aston Villa and Sunderland links, McCausland told the Rangers Review: I think it can go one or two ways. It’s like he could leave the club and go and kick on or he could stay and it could work out and he could play hundreds of games for Rangers.
“It’s probably a decision only he can make. I think he just needs to bite the bullet with that one. At the end of the day, it’s hard to know what the right decision is at the time, but for sure, he’s got the talent.
“I played with him probably more so coming through in the B team. Obviously, he was a lot younger playing up age groups and you could see he had talent. His technical ability was second to none and he could play for Rangers for sure. It’s hard to know and I think it’ll only be his decision to make.”
Ross McCausland on Rangers future
On whether he believes he can return to Rangers with a year left on his deal and fight for a spot in head coach Danny Rohl’s side, McCausland added: I think you have to. To play at a club like Rangers, you need to have that mindset. Not only do you need to want to play for the club, but you need to believe that you’re good enough to play for the club.
“I think at this stage of the season, when maybe I know I’ll becoming back to start pre-season, all I can really do is leave the best impression I can. Listen, if it doesn’t work out – which I would love it to – but if it doesn’t work out, you need to build yourself to know that you need to go somewhere else and try and make a career there.
“At the end of the day, football’s a funny game. Maybe things don’t go your way, but there’s always a way to make a career and all you really need to do is just give your best.”
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