Kenny watched Bellingham take a European night at Ibrox in his stride as he urges recruitment chiefs to do more than crunch numbers. Get the latest Rangers news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter. We have more newsletters Get the latest Rangers news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter.
We have more newsletters I can never forget the memory of an 18-year-old kid playing for Borussia Dortmund at Ibrox and trying to prevent Rangers from reaching the last 16 of the Europa League. He was an English boy making big waves in a foreign country and I marvelled at the way he was making demands of German internationals during the game. And in their native language.
His name was Jude Bellingham and I don’t need to remind anyone of where his career went from that night in front of a full house in Glasgow. I’m not for one minute suggesting Rangers should go out and break the bank to sign the next Jude Bellingham, but I am saying that the club’s due diligence on any transfer target has to take into account the player’s mental strength and ability to handle a city where judgement can be passed on you in a month, never mind a season. That’s why I’m delighted to see Oscar Cortes back at Rangers from Lens in a deal which means the club is obliged to buy him for £4.
5million next summer. Obviously there is a risk element attached to a deal constructed in that fashion, but my belief is that Cortes can handle what’s ahead of him at Ibrox. I know it was only a small sa.