They were tipped as the two young guns who would eventually take over from Rangers’ flying full-backs. Nathan Patterson and James Maxwell were hailed as the long-term replacements for James Tavernier and Borna Barisic.
But Patterson was sold for a club record £16million fee to Everton last week, having failed to permanently dislodge the Gers captain.
And now Maxwell looks set to leave Govan without getting a serious crack at trying to oust the Croatian left-back.That might dishearten most youngsters – but not the 20-year-old.He has been outstanding in two loan spells away from Ibrox, at Queen of the South and Ayr United.
Either in defence or midfield, he’s been a stand-out at Somerset Park and Maxwell scored in Sunday’s clash with Arbroath in the Championship.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Rangers Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.
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