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Brian Laudrup that he does not believe that Ryan Kent looks as though he has any interest in leaving Ibrox this summer, and expressed his hope that no club makes an extreme offer for the Rangers star.
Kent is attracting plenty of attention during this window. that Leeds United have had a £10 million bid rejected for the wide-man.
The report notes that the Whites are expected to return with an offer worth £14 million. It was also suggested that Kent has informed Steven Gerrard that he does not want to leave Ibrox.
That will seemingly come as little surprise to Laudrup. The Dane suggested that he was encouraged by what he had seen from Kent so far this season.
“Looking at Kent, it seems that he is very happy with how things are going and not at all as if he wants to leave,” .
“He looks really determined and more direct. He is someone who could make the difference this season — who already is, in fact — and will become even better in the future.
“Hopefully Leeds don’t make a really extreme offer because that would be some decision for the club to have to make.”
TBR View: Leeds will surely need ‘really extreme’ offer to stand chance
It does appear that Leeds may be fighting a losing battle trying to land Kent. Rangers will, based on the reports, certainly feel confident that they are not going to make him unhappy should they knock back any bids that come in this summer.
That may leave Leeds with a couple of options. They could walk away and pursue other targets. Or perhaps they could try and make the kind of ‘really extreme’ offer that leaves both Rangers and Kent with a decision to make.
The Gers will have a figure in mind that they would – reluctantly – accept. Meanwhile, Kent may perhaps be a little more tempted to think things through should Leeds continue to up their bid.
But for now, Laudrup looks to have every right to be optimistic about the wide-man’s future.