Jamie Carragher has lapped up Ally McCoist 's revelation that Rangers once tried to sign him.
McCoist admitted on Tuesday he attempted to bring the Liverpool legend to Glasgow when he was Ibrox boss.
He made a play via Gary McAllister to bring Carragher north of the border in the twilight of his career but the England international was already well set for a transition into media.
The 42-year-old former centre-back is now a regular pundit and co-commentator on Sky Sports.
But he jokingly admitted he's flattered to know that another club rated him, writing on Twitter: "Finally I've found another club did want to sign me, & thought I was half decent!!!!!!!"
McCoist had earlier told the Glasgow Times how he attempted to convince Carragher to pull on the Rangers jersey.
He said: "I tried to sign him, believe it or not, when he was leaving Liverpool (retiring).
“I phoned Gary McAllister and tried to get him, but obviously he was going into the media circles and is doing very well at that.
“I’m not sure he was underrated, for me, as he was a top player. I know what you are saying that in some quarters he’s not given the credit he deserves, but certainly not in my case.
“I thought he was a top player. At that particular time England had some fantastic centre-backs in John Terry and Rio Ferdinand and boys like that.
“You automatically think of the two boys I’ve mentioned, Terry and Ferdinand, so he might not make too many top tens in some people’s eyes. But that doesn’t make him not a top player.
“It probably highlights the players he was competing against at that time.”
