Astronomical £50m fee to sign Todd Cantwell wobbles heads as Rangers outcast sets social media ablaze AGAIN
dailyrecord.co.ukFootball supporters have been left slack-jawed over a report stating Todd Cantwell was valued at £50million only three seasons ago.The wantaway Rangers star is set to join Blackburn Rovers for a "very low" fee but he was once branded a premium commodity by Norwich City when cash-rich Aston Villa were seeking to replace Jack Grealish back in the summer of 2021.
And Sky Sports stated during a news bulletin, at the time, the value the Canaries put on his head was in excess of £40m and hurtling towards £50m – despite only having 12 months to run on his Norwich deal.Cantwell won't kick another ball for Rangers after asking Philippe Clement for a transfer away from Ibrox as he seeks a fresh challenge.
The 26-year-old claimed he'd found his spiritual home in Glasgow, however, he is now seeking the exit door only months after insisting he was fuelled by a burning desire to fill his cabinet with medals as he compared himself with serial Celtic winner Callum McGregor.
Cantwell hasn't featured for Rangers this season and is now at Ewood Park talking over the terms of the deal which will see him leave Ibrox 18 months after signing which was only one and a half years after the illuminating claim which put him in a price bracket which is reserved for players moving to some of the biggest clubs on the planet.
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