uneasydaz
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OKAY, brace yourselves for this one...
Celtic need a goalkeeper to replace Joe Hart for next season. Jack Butland might be leaving Rangers in the summer. It makes perfect sense, right?
Well, of course not, but one former Hoops goalkeeper things his old club should be asking the question.
It's expected there will be further interest from the Premier League in Butland, who is on the outside looking in when it comes to the England squad.
If he misses out on Gareth Southgate's 26-man final list for the Euros, Butland might view the fact he's playing in the Scottish Premiership as something holding him back.
While a move to Celtic wouldn't change that, he would (if they win the league tonight) be competing in the Champions League.
Gers manager Philippe Clement has said he doesn't want to let Butland go at ANY price when the summer transfer window opens.
So one would imagine the fee the Ibrox side's arch rivals would have to pay would perhaps contain a bit of added interest, to say the least.
The 31-year-old has a contract with the Light Blues that runs until 2027 and he has been one of the best players in the Premiership this season, and is a shoe-in for Rangers' player of the year honours.
The last player to move directly from one side of the Glasgow divide to the other was Scott Duncan, who made two loan appearances for Celtic in 1918 as a wartime guest player while still signed with Rangers.
The last man to directly transfer outright from one club to the other was Alex Bennett way back in 1908 for a fee of £50 (equivalent to around £5,000 today).
In more modern times, Alfie Conn, Mo Johnston and Kenny Miller have played for both clubs but didn't move straight form one to the other, the same being the case for Steven Pressley and Mark Brown.
But ex-Scotland, Partick Thistle and Hibs goalie Alan Rough, who also had one season with Celtic, was adamant on PLZ Soccer's The Football Show that his former club should be keeping tabs on Butland's situation: "I know this might be a wee bit controversial...
"But if Celtic were starting to build (for life after Joe Hart), I'd get Jack Butland, if he's available
Show host Peter Martin asked for clarification, saying: "You'd ask Celtic to go and try to sign Jack Butland?"
Rough doubled down, insisting he was being deadly serious: "Yeah, if it was on. If they had an idea of it happening, that he was going to leave Rangers.
"I would think that would be a good start."
Celtic need a goalkeeper to replace Joe Hart for next season. Jack Butland might be leaving Rangers in the summer. It makes perfect sense, right?
Well, of course not, but one former Hoops goalkeeper things his old club should be asking the question.
It's expected there will be further interest from the Premier League in Butland, who is on the outside looking in when it comes to the England squad.
If he misses out on Gareth Southgate's 26-man final list for the Euros, Butland might view the fact he's playing in the Scottish Premiership as something holding him back.
While a move to Celtic wouldn't change that, he would (if they win the league tonight) be competing in the Champions League.
Gers manager Philippe Clement has said he doesn't want to let Butland go at ANY price when the summer transfer window opens.
So one would imagine the fee the Ibrox side's arch rivals would have to pay would perhaps contain a bit of added interest, to say the least.
The 31-year-old has a contract with the Light Blues that runs until 2027 and he has been one of the best players in the Premiership this season, and is a shoe-in for Rangers' player of the year honours.
The last player to move directly from one side of the Glasgow divide to the other was Scott Duncan, who made two loan appearances for Celtic in 1918 as a wartime guest player while still signed with Rangers.
The last man to directly transfer outright from one club to the other was Alex Bennett way back in 1908 for a fee of £50 (equivalent to around £5,000 today).
In more modern times, Alfie Conn, Mo Johnston and Kenny Miller have played for both clubs but didn't move straight form one to the other, the same being the case for Steven Pressley and Mark Brown.
But ex-Scotland, Partick Thistle and Hibs goalie Alan Rough, who also had one season with Celtic, was adamant on PLZ Soccer's The Football Show that his former club should be keeping tabs on Butland's situation: "I know this might be a wee bit controversial...
"But if Celtic were starting to build (for life after Joe Hart), I'd get Jack Butland, if he's available
Show host Peter Martin asked for clarification, saying: "You'd ask Celtic to go and try to sign Jack Butland?"
Rough doubled down, insisting he was being deadly serious: "Yeah, if it was on. If they had an idea of it happening, that he was going to leave Rangers.
"I would think that would be a good start."
