Rangers goalkeeper reveals transfer stance after links to Premier League
Jack Butland, who has close ties to the English Premier League, has stated that he had no plans to leave the Ibrox club in January.
Butland left Crystal Palace on a Bosman free transfer and was signed by former manager Michael Beale for a four-year contract in the summer. Since then, the 30-year-old goalkeeper at Ibrox has been nothing short of amazing, and many have predicted that he will win the club’s player of the year award following a season filled with standout performances.
His form has edged him closer to an international recall with England head coach Gareth Southgate believed to be considering a call up for the Gers goalkeeper ahead of this summer’s European Championships. The nine cap star could be given a much deserved opportunity to impress on the international stage in the run up to the tournament.
Butland’s form since moving to the Scottish Premiership has been a consistent positive for Rangers and it has seen him garner interest from the English Premier League in the January transfer window – with Nuno Espírito Santo’s Nottingham Forest reported to have enquired about a move to the City Ground. However, the goalkeeper has now broken his silence on links to the Premier League in January after revealing his agent had informed him of the interest.
“It was a straight no” said Butland, in a response that is sure to delight the Rangers support. “I said ‘no’ and he said ‘I agree’. The club had said no anyway so it was just a no on all fronts from the get-go – and that was that. We were actually with the team, I think it was deadline day. We were all out altogether at a team event and that was that. There wasn’t even a chance. I’m enjoying it. There is too much to achieve, there is too much left to do” added the English stopper.
Butland and his Gers team mates will look to pull further clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership this Wednesday as they head to Kilmarnock. Kick off is scheduled for 7:45pm.
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