CONNOR GOLDSON is confident Ryan Kent won’t be taken in by the lure of the Premier League following a bid from top flight newcomers Leeds United.
Rangers have rejected an offer from the Elland Road outfit as boss Marcelo Bielsa looks to bolster his squad for the new campaign.
Kent was a £7million purchase for Steven Gerrard last summer as he made a permanent move to Ibrox following several loan spells away from Liverpool.
Goldson made the switch across the border from Brighton two years ago and knows how much of a draw there is playing with Rangers.
“I think so,” he said when asked if it would take something special to lure Kent from Rangers.
“But at the same time the Premier League is special. It is the biggest league in the world. It is usually every boy’s aspiration to get there.
“It’s probably the pinnacle of football. But at the same time, I didn’t realise what Rangers were all about until I came here.
“It will take something special for boys to leave. You see that now with Ryan. Two years ago, when I came to this football club, boys would have jumped at the opportunity to go to the Premier League.
“But speaking to him, he seemed really calm. He said the was happy to stay here. He didn’t really care. It’s not like he kicked off and said that he wanted to leave.
“It was the complete opposite. He said how happy he is. He wants to win and be successful here before ever leaving.
“It shows where the club has got to in the two years that I’ve been here. At the same time, it is a credit to the boys who have performed here for the two years that there is now interest in our players from top leagues across the world.
“It shows that we are doing things right, but we need to continue that because we haven’t yet brought success to the club.”
Kent has started the new season in fine form for Rangers and scored in the wins over Aberdeen and St Johnstone in the Premiership.
His loss would be a huge blow to Gerrard as he bids for title glory at the third time of asking this term and Goldson is eager to see Kent remain in Light Blue.
Goldson said: “He is massive for us, we all know that, and you can see the ability he has got. He is still only 23-years-old and he has got unbelievable ability.
“We don’t want to lose him, it would be a massive blow to us. But we can’t help what happens and teams come in and bid for him.
“He seems really calm and like he wants to stay here so we will see what happens. But, for our sake, we obviously don’t want to lose him.
“It is a bit of banter [when teams come in for a player] obviously. But at the same time we know it is coming when boys have done well for two years at the levels that they have.
“In big Europa League games, he has scored big goals for us and put in important performances. You know there are going to be teams interested in some of our players, and rightly so.
“But at the same time we need to keep building this team and try and be successful together.”
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