' Glasgow Rangers Wanted Cardiff City Star '
Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:19 pm
Callum Paterson has undergone a shock transformation since Rangers missed out
Neil Warnock paid just £400,000 for the now Premier League club who has been one of Cardiff City's outstanding player this season.
HITC
Wednesday 31st October 2018
According to the Daily Record, Hearts’ Scotland international Callum Paterson was the man then-Gers boss Pedro Caixinha wanted to bring to Ibrox.
Glasgow Rangers were beaten by Premier League newcomers Cardiff City to the versatile Callum Paterson in 2017.
Rangers were looking for a right-back to provide competition for James Tavernier in the summer of 2017.
And, according to the Daily Record, Hearts’ Scotland international Callum Paterson was the man then-Gers boss Pedro Caixinha wanted to bring to Ibrox.
The highly-rated defender had established himself as one of the most promising young full-backs north of the border and the fact that Rangers were keen to sign him, despite the fact he was sidelined with a long-term ligament injury, spoke volumes.
But just a few weeks later, Rangers’ hopes were over. Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City paid a £400,000 development fee to bring Paterson to South Wales, and over a year on his rather unexpected transformation from a full-back to a centre-forward looks complete.
In fact, the 24-year-old has barely played on the right of defence since joining Cardiff. He scored ten goals largely from a central midfield position as the Bluebirds surprisingly sealed a return to the Premier League last season and has now carved out a surprising niche as a powerful and energetic forward.
Paterson has led the line effectively, scoring in successive games against Fulham and Liverpool.
Few would have expected that the man Rangers wanted as a back-up right-back would be a Premier League striker one year on. And it is interesting to wonder where he would be now, both in his career and in a positional sense, had he swapped Hearts for Ibrox instead.
Neil Warnock paid just £400,000 for the now Premier League club who has been one of Cardiff City's outstanding player this season.
HITC
Wednesday 31st October 2018
According to the Daily Record, Hearts’ Scotland international Callum Paterson was the man then-Gers boss Pedro Caixinha wanted to bring to Ibrox.
Glasgow Rangers were beaten by Premier League newcomers Cardiff City to the versatile Callum Paterson in 2017.
Rangers were looking for a right-back to provide competition for James Tavernier in the summer of 2017.
And, according to the Daily Record, Hearts’ Scotland international Callum Paterson was the man then-Gers boss Pedro Caixinha wanted to bring to Ibrox.
The highly-rated defender had established himself as one of the most promising young full-backs north of the border and the fact that Rangers were keen to sign him, despite the fact he was sidelined with a long-term ligament injury, spoke volumes.
But just a few weeks later, Rangers’ hopes were over. Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City paid a £400,000 development fee to bring Paterson to South Wales, and over a year on his rather unexpected transformation from a full-back to a centre-forward looks complete.
In fact, the 24-year-old has barely played on the right of defence since joining Cardiff. He scored ten goals largely from a central midfield position as the Bluebirds surprisingly sealed a return to the Premier League last season and has now carved out a surprising niche as a powerful and energetic forward.
Paterson has led the line effectively, scoring in successive games against Fulham and Liverpool.
Few would have expected that the man Rangers wanted as a back-up right-back would be a Premier League striker one year on. And it is interesting to wonder where he would be now, both in his career and in a positional sense, had he swapped Hearts for Ibrox instead.
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Re: ' Glasgow Rangers Wanted Cardiff City Star '
Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:00 pm
What a great signing £400K
Re: ' Glasgow Rangers Wanted Cardiff City Star '
Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:34 am
Jock wrote:What a great signing £400K
What is he worth now?
Re: ' Glasgow Rangers Wanted Cardiff City Star '
Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:40 am
Whatever he's worth Rangers can't afford him. 