Rangers will attempt to pull off an ‘incredible deal’ for Aaron Ramsey this summer, Alan Hutton has claimed.
The former Gers and Scotland left-back was speaking to Football Insider.
The lowdown
Ramsey is on loan from Juventus until the end of the 2021/22 season, although the loan agreement between Rangers and the Bianconeri is not believed to include an option to buy.
However, transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano has said that Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side will have ‘priority’ over other suitors when it comes to the end of the season.
Ramsey has made two substitute appearances in the Premiership so far and started for the first time against Annan Athletic in the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
The latest
BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Hutton thinks that Rangers will be harbouring ambitions of landing Ramsey long-term but stressed that the possibility of a permanent deal will come down to wage demands and the player’s ambitions.
The ex-Gers defender told Football Insider: “If he sets the league alight and has an incredible rest of the season, then maybe he’ll look to move on somewhere else. Rangers will be looking for an incredible deal, but it’s all going to come down to figures.
“What he’s on now is way outside the ballpark, so unless there’s a deal to be done – you really can’t see it happening in the summer. We’ll have to wait and see.”
The verdict
Hutton is right to be sceptical. According to David Ornstein, Ramsey earns a whopping £400,000 per week at Juventus, and a loan move was only viable because the Serie A club agreed to foot a portion of that salary.
Given that Rangers’ top earner at present (Alfredo Morelos) earns only £33,000 per week, you’d think that Ramsey would need to agree a massive pay cut before any permanent move becomes realistic.
Also, as Danny Mills has suggested, it’s possible that the 31-year-old views his move to Ibrox as a means of building up his fitness before looking to secure a Premier League return in the summer.
In other news, Fabrizio Romano also rated Rangers’ chances of a permanent deal for Amad Diallo
