RANGERS ace Nathan Patterson was watched by a host of Premier League clubs during Scotland's dramatic win over Israel, according to reports.
Patterson started for Steve Clarke and despite a slow start, he managed to grow into the game as the Scots picked up a huge 3-2 victory.
The Daily Mail report that Everton are set to step up their interest in the 20-year-old in January and they could place a £10million bid.
The Toffees have already had two bids rejected for Patterson with Steven Gerrard branding the initial bid "a joke".
Speaking about Patterson's performances over the international break, Gerrard said:
“It was certainly no surprise. You’re talking about a kid who is really hungry, he’s full of desire and commitment. I think you could see that in his performances.
“I watched him in the Israel game and he got off to a slow start. But I think that was down to being a little bit over-eager. He settled down into the game really well and got stronger, and finished the game really well.
“It was really good for me to see him playing with other top players like Andy Robertson and Billy Gilmour, these type of players.
“But in terms of his contribution and output, it’s not surprise to us – because we see it on a daily basis.
“I mean, just before he joined up with Scotland, he put an absolute top class delivery into the box for us to get the breakthrough – or the equaliser – against Hibs. That ball was world class.
“And he obviously got an assist in the second game for Scotland. So he’s in a fantastic place, Nathan. We just need to keep his feet on the ground, keep developing him, teaching him and shaping him.
“We need the support of the Scotland staff and that relationship, as well, to keep him moving forward. But there’s no getting away from it. Rangers and Scotland have got a real top prospect on their hands, for sure.”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel