Glasgow Rangers They have signed several players from England over the past few years with varying degrees of success.
Players like Juninho Bacuna, Kieran Doyle and George Edmundson failed to impress at Ibrox after their move to Scotland.
Elsewhere, Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun and Jack Butland shone during their stints in the Light Blues. One name that stands out – despite the harsh end to his spell at Rangers – is Todd Cantwell.
On his day, the Englishman looked like one of the best players in the Premier League, there's no doubt about that.
Todd Cantwell's statistics with the Rangers
Michael Bell didn't get much right during his ten-month spell in charge of the Gers, but the signings of Cantwell and Nico Raskin in January 2023 were one success story.
The former Norwich City star made the transition to Scottish football easily. He scored six goals He had five assists for the club during his first few months.
next season, 15 goal contributions were recorded The Light Blues won the League Cup, but that was clear Philip Clement He wasn't too keen on Cantwell.
English verb Created seven big chances While he averaged 1.7 key passes per game in the Championship last season, he was sold to Blackburn Rovers last summer.
Judging by his stats, Cantwell was a good signing and could still have contributed to the team this season if he had not been sold.
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Todd Cantwell's home run stats for the Rangers |
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metric |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
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Objectives |
6 |
7 |
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Helps |
4 |
5 |
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It created great opportunities |
5 |
7 |
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Key passes for each match |
1.3 |
1.7 |
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Total shots per game |
2.1 |
2.3 |
There are plenty of players from the Premier League who have a lot to offer, and recently, the Gers have been linked with the current Watford defender.
Given the injury crisis in defence, it is clear that the Belgian coach will be keen to add reinforcements to this area of the pitch.
Rangers could repeat Cantwell's great lessons
It was It was reported at the beginning of the month The Light Blues have made a bid for Watford centre-back Ryan Porteous as they look to sign him.
The Scot is well known to Ibrox fans, particularly for his often provocative behavior when playing against the club during his time at Hibs.
There is no doubt that the defender is talented, but things have not gone well for him this season in the Championship. In fact, the 6-foot-2 giant She started only 17 games For Watford.
Despite this, it was lost He still won 57% of his total duels He was contested in every match in the second division, as well as making 85% of his passes and making 1.7 tackles per game.
presence He made more than 150 appearances For Hibs during his time at Edinburgh, Porteous was well accustomed to the physicality of Scottish football, which could make him a strong signing for the Gers.
John Hughes praised the defender as a “A full-blooded type of player“Going back to 2022 and this type of centre-back is exactly what Rangers and Clement need.
Much will depend on how much money the manager has to spend, but if Watford demand a reasonable price for the 25-year-old, a concrete offer must be made.
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Having seen the benefits of snapping up Cantwell from England's second tier during the January window, the Gers could repeat that trick with a move for Porteous this month.
