Gio updates Rangers fans on potential Souttar January bid

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst appears to have confirmed no bid will be made for Hearts’ John Souttar this January, and the defender will arrive at Ibrox as agreed in the summer.

The 25-year old stopper, subject to speculation over whether he’d make the move to Rangers immediately or wait 5 months, is likely, as things stand, to indeed be holding off till June, but even despite GVB’s words, it’s not impossible a change of heart could see a bid now.

Souttar is struggling with some deep vitriol and abuse from Gorgie fans, disgusted their prize asset has left for nothing following all his injury issues, and it is a contention that he could be the target for the boo boys at Tynecastle if he remains.

But Gio’s statement today seems to hint nothing is coming from Rangers as of present to resolve this, and no payment will be forthcoming to the nature of Hearts’ demands (£500K plus addons).

So it appears we’ll be waiting, and unfortunately Souttar will have to tolerate the angst from his (former) fans for a while longer.