Doubts over Rangers’ interest in Wabara

Recent build up to yesterday’s
friendly with Tottenham Hotspurs’ U-17 side confirmed that trialists Reece
Wabara and Andy Halliday, both training at Murray Park, would feature heavily.

The point of this was to give Rangers’ manager Mark Warburton the first real chance to rule the roost
over the pair, ergo it was with great surprise that Wabara played no part
whatsoever, casting major doubt on whether the deal for him is still going
ahead or indeed dead in the water.

As this site speculated recently,
Warburton’s sudden interest in Spurs’ youth right back Ryan Fredericks does put
major doubt on his desire to secure the former Man City full back, and Wabara’s
complete absence from proceedings in England v Pochettino’s men forces the
conclusion that he was either suddenly and bizarrely injured or Warburton is no
longer interested in him.

Whether that loss of interest is
down to Wabara finding a deal elsewhere or failing to impress during his trial
is up for debate.

The point of this friendly was to
give both trialists a fully-fleshed out chance, and reports are Halliday took
his with aplomb, as did former Man Utd youth player Jordan Thompson, but Wabara’s
conspicuous absence from the match was partially contrary to the point of the
whole exercise.

Time will tell if the
ex-Doncaster man is still part of Warburton’s plans.