‘The message is hands off… he’s a player who is not for sale’: Steven Gerrard confirms Rangers have REJECTED opening bid from Leeds for Ryan Kent with Premier League side ‘nowhere near his valuation’
- Leeds United are pursuing a deal for Rangers winger Ryan Kent this summer
- Steven Gerrard confirmed on Friday that the club had rejected a bid for him
- He is in the squad to face Kilmarnock as Rangers try to keep hold of the winger
- Gerrard revealed that Leeds’ bid was ‘nowhere near’ the valuation for Kent
Rangers have issued a ‘hands off’ warning to Leeds United after the Glasgow side rejected an opening bid for winger Ryan Kent.
Kent is attracting plenty of interest in Yorkshire as Marcelo Bielsa looks to bolster his side ahead of their return to the Premier League.
But boss Steven Gerrard is looking to stop Celtic making it 10 consecutive league titles and he admits the bid was ‘nowhere near his valuation’ as he looks to keep hold of the 23-year-old.
Rangers have rebuffed a bid from Leeds for Ryan Kent as it was ‘nowhere near’ his valuation
Steven Gerrard is determined to keep hold of the player as he looks to dethrone Celtic
‘Ryan (Kent) is a player we admire very much here and we have seen him develop,’ Gerrard said.
‘He is progressing very quickly and is a player we want to keep hold off. We very quickly rejected an opening bid that was nowhere near his valuation.
‘We want the player to see here, as do the board. The fans love him also and Leeds will need to respect that, they need to really think hard if they want to come in again. We will always put up a tough fight to keep the top talent here at Rangers.
‘I have spoken to Ryan and he is totally focused on the match tomorrow.’
More to follow.
