Rangers give ‘more than £5m’ valuation as Celtic interest emerges

Hibs and Hearts both suffered heavy losses in their weekend outings with the Hibees enduring their first defeat under Nick Montgomery. The Easter Road outfit headed to Ibrox where they were greeted by Rangers’ new boss Philippe Clement, keen to make an impact.

The Belgian manager got off to a superb start with the Leith-based team left to rue their errors. A brace from Abdullah Sima as well as goals from Nicolas Raskin and Cyriel Dessers handed Hibs a 4-0 defeat.

Sunday saw an almost-equally disappointing fixture with Hearts being beaten 4-1 at home to Celtic. Lawrence Shankland was able to end his goal ‘drought’ with a consolation netting in the second-half but it was too little too late for the Jambos as Brendan Rodgers’ team was in full control. Ahead of another busy week with the Edinburgh teams swapping last weekend’s opponents, here is the latest news from the Premiership.

Value of Rangers key-man set to increase

Rangers privately value goalkeeper Jack Butland at more than £5m amid interest from Birmingham City and do not believe anyone in the English Championship would meet their demands for the 30-year-old (Football Insider).

This news comes as TeamTalk report there is little interest form Ibrox to sell their goalkeeper. Butland joined Rangers on a free transfer in the summer window and while the Gers value him at £5 million, it is believed that his price tag will only rise if his good form continues.

This would of course be a huge profit for the club who have a history of selling their best-performing stars but Butland is currently under a long-term contract which is set to run until May 2027

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