Former Rangers captain admits surprise at lack of new deal for Ibrox colossus

Former Rangers captain Craig Moore is hopeful that Ibrox defensive colossus Connor Goldson wants to extend his Gers contract as he enters the final 12 months – and admits he’s surprised the former Brighton star hasn’t put pen-to-paper on new terms yet.

A number of senior Ibrox stars have extended their Rangers contracts over the last 6 months but with Goldson’s deal nearing its end, there’s fears he could walk away from the Gers for nothing.

Moore thinks the vice-captain will want a crack at the Champions League with Rangers and expects talks are ongoing between the club and player over a new deal.

“When you’re coming into the last year of your contract you can re-sign if you want to stay and the club want to protect their asset. Or the flip side, which you see sometimes, is that the player just tries to run his contract down,” Moore told the Daily Record.

“I don’t know what Connor’s thinking but he’ll be 29 in December. So I’m surprised that he’s not signed an extension yet like the other senior players.

“I’d like to think that it’s something Rangers and Connor are discussing right now behind the scenes.

“After what the team achieved last season – and how important Connor was to that – hopefully he’ll want to stay at Rangers for a few more years.

“Every player wants to be able to perform at the highest possible level. At your club, that’s the Champions League. So of course Connor will want a crack at that – he’ll want to experience it.”

Goldson has been crucial to Rangers’ success over the last 12 months

Since arriving at Rangers, the Gers defence has continually improved and goldson has been central to that.

Playing every minute of every game last season showed just how crucial he was for Steven Gerrard’s side on the way to 55.

Getting his future tied down at Ibrox is hugely important for Rangers this summer.

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