Paul Merson has revealed he could have been a Rangers player under Walter Smith.
The Sky Sports pundit says he could have made the switch to Ibrox during his time at Arsenal.
Merson also hailed "massive clubs" Celtic and Rangers while discussing the prospect of them one day joining the English leagues.
Speaking on Kris Boyd and Robert Snodgrass' The Lockdown Tactics podcast, Merson said: “The opportunity to join Rangers came up a lot, they were always in for me.
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“Smith was the manager, I was playing for Arsenal and I would have probably gone. That was a successful Rangers. It would have suited me.
“But it’s just back then, when you are younger, your agent will say to put in a transfer and you can go but I didn’t have the balls to do that.
“If I’d put in a transfer request I’d have been terrified of George and I would have sat in the reserves for four months.
“Leeds were also in for me a lot. Howard Wilkinson was the manager there at that time.
“Anderlecht also came in when I was 17. That turned my head. They were massive, a top European team.”
On the subject of the Glasgow sides potentially playing in England, Merson said: "Celtic and Rangers are massive clubs. When I was playing you wanted Rangers or Celtic in your testimonial. Both would bring 20,000 supporters.
“Would I want to see them straight in the Premier League? It’s a hard one. Leeds are a big club and they’d ask why can Celtic and Rangers come straight in and we are not in the Premier League?
“But if they were prepared to start at League Two and work their way through the leagues then I’d love to see that. I’m sure both clubs would be able to get through the leagues no problem."
