Josh Windass and £5M…
Press reports today have
confirmed Cardiff
City’s long-term interest
in Rangers’ attacking midfielder Josh Windass has become serious with intent on
the Welsh side’s part to bid around £1.5M for the 24-year old.
confirmed Cardiff
City’s long-term interest
in Rangers’ attacking midfielder Josh Windass has become serious with intent on
the Welsh side’s part to bid around £1.5M for the 24-year old.
It goes without saying this must
be rejected hands down.
be rejected hands down.
Only last night we discussed on the site the irony of Celtic securing around £7M for Stuart Armstrong without
anyone batting an eyelid, while Scottish football falls all over itself to be
outraged when any prize Rangers talent looks set to leave for some large sum.
anyone batting an eyelid, while Scottish football falls all over itself to be
outraged when any prize Rangers talent looks set to leave for some large sum.
And it is clearly evident that
Josh Windass is worth a hell of a lot more than £1.5M and the club’s reported
demand of £3M is well below the mark too.
Josh Windass is worth a hell of a lot more than £1.5M and the club’s reported
demand of £3M is well below the mark too.
If Josh Windass was Scottish
there is no denying he would be an international by now – a goalscoring
midfielder with his kind of pace and finishing talent is a rare commodity and
such players, when they’re German, English or French, for example, are worth an
absolute song.
there is no denying he would be an international by now – a goalscoring
midfielder with his kind of pace and finishing talent is a rare commodity and
such players, when they’re German, English or French, for example, are worth an
absolute song.
Windass is worth at least £5M –
not necessarily his absolute market value, but his value to us and the amount
we must demand if we are to consider selling such a player.
not necessarily his absolute market value, but his value to us and the amount
we must demand if we are to consider selling such a player.
For his part Windass confirmed
manager Steven Gerrard did indeed speak to him (and others) in Dubai (yeah, we
got that one wrong, apologies folks) about the role he wanted him to play, and
while Windass honourably kept the nature of the chat private, it was evident
Gerrard wants to keep the ex-Accrington man.
manager Steven Gerrard did indeed speak to him (and others) in Dubai (yeah, we
got that one wrong, apologies folks) about the role he wanted him to play, and
while Windass honourably kept the nature of the chat private, it was evident
Gerrard wants to keep the ex-Accrington man.
And it is even more evident that
importance to Gerrard and his clear potential makes Windass, when he doesn’t
disappear in matches (yes, we know he sometimes does), a truly colossal player
whose value is up there with your Armstrongs et al.
importance to Gerrard and his clear potential makes Windass, when he doesn’t
disappear in matches (yes, we know he sometimes does), a truly colossal player
whose value is up there with your Armstrongs et al.
Rangers cannot accept even £3M.
It is simply an insult to the player, the fans, and the Journey if we do
another Barrie McKay and tolerate a significantly below market value fee for
one of our most prized assets, and would be hypocritical beyond words given the
board apologised for aforementioned fiasco.
It is simply an insult to the player, the fans, and the Journey if we do
another Barrie McKay and tolerate a significantly below market value fee for
one of our most prized assets, and would be hypocritical beyond words given the
board apologised for aforementioned fiasco.
If Windass is to move on, is to
be sold, it must be on our terms at a cost acceptable to us.
be sold, it must be on our terms at a cost acceptable to us.
Nothing less will do. Hardball.