insanicdrunk
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST and West Brom are vying for the pre-contract signature of Rangers defender Connor Goldson.
The 29-year-old Ibrox defender looks certain to quit Gers when his deal ends in the summer.
SunSport understands the Championship promotion-chasing duo have emerged as the strongest suitors.
It’s believed there’s at least one other club pushing hard for the centre-half.
Goldson is now free to discuss his future with interested parties.
Gers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst has already agreed a pre-contract for Hearts defender John Souttar and has had a £300,000 bid to bring him in now rejected by the Jambos.
Souttar is being seen as a direct replacement for Goldson who is set to quit, despite talks throughout the season over a new deal.
Rangers are believed to be relaxed over the situation and there are no signs of club chiefs being anxious to recoup transfer cash for him during the current transfer window.
Goldson has played 195 games for Gers, scoring 17 goals, and was a key player in the team that won the title last season.
He remains a key part of the side which is four points clear of Celtic at the top of the league.
The feeling is Goldson’s importance to the title defence and potential £30million Champions League spot next season rates as being far more valuable.
If he helps land that prize he will leave with Gers’ best wishes.
West Brom are currently fifth in the Championship table, while Forest are eighth as the pair eye a Premier League spot.
Ex-Gers boss and Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has previously been linked with Goldson, who he took to Ibrox from Brighton for a seven- figure sum in 2018.
How many times has the media got it right with CG? Remember they told us he had signed a new contract.
I think there is a lot of negotiations still ongoing between the club and CG. He may go, but I think there is still a chance that we keep him.