Alex McLeish insists Connor Goldson would cost clubs £50million if they tried to sign him from Rangers.
The former Ibrox boss reckons the big defender would cost huge money if an English club tried to sign him, providing he signs a new deal.
Goldson is out of contract in 2022 and is yet to sign on for an extended stay at the club.
The centre back could still sign a new deal with Rangers and McLeish does expect him to stick around at Ibrox for the forseeable, and potentially earn Rangers a massive pay day.
Goldson was one of Steven Gerrard's first signings for the club and is a commanding figure at the heart of a defence that's conceded just three goals in the Premiership.
Brighton allowed him to leave for first team football back in 2018 but McLeish reckons he's proven he's Premier League quality now.
He told Ibrox News: “It’s so important to get Goldson tied down to a new deal.
“As soon as you get him tied down to a new deal, unless someone comes in with a £50m deal for him after he gets his contract signed, sealed and delivered – and sometimes that can happen – then you know Goldson is going to be at Ibrox for a while.
“He is in the form of his life and he’s only going to get better. When you’re experienced, that can get you through games where your level drops a bit.
“You don’t have to have 10/10s every single week – you’d like to but it’s impossible and when he does have a rough day his experience will mean he can paper over the cracks.
“Brighton had a lot of centre-backs and that was probably the reason why they let him go. The judgement was that he probably wasn’t going to be ready for the Premier League.
“But he is growing all the time and he could be one of these players who is a late developer.”
