Rangers ace Scott Wright gives honest Michael Beale opinion, reflects on ‘mad’ summer transfer

Scott Wright is “grateful” to Michael Beale for not pushing him out the door at Rangers during a summer in which he looked destined to leave the club.

The 26-year-old winger appeared set for a move to Turkey with Pendikspor during a busy window that saw nine players arrive at Ibrox.

But Beale paid for the price for failing to get a tune out of his new signings and Wright, who had fallen out of favour under the old boss, is glad he chose to stay at fight for his spot having helped the Gers to Viaplay Cup glory in a 1-0 over Aberdeen on December 17.

Wright was not dissatisfied with Beale’s leadership, though.

According to statements he provided to the Daily Record on December 23, “It’s crazy how things work out in football.” I had visited Turkey and had a conversation with the club, but for various reasons, I didn’t feel it was the right time for me to go.

“I was grateful to Michael at that point because he let me go out and speak to the club. But he never really pushed me out the door. He said there was a place for me here. Football moves so fast and I was grateful to come back to such a massive club and I’ll continue to work hard and try and fight for more opportunities.

“Hindsight is a crazy thing in football but ideally (winning more medals here with Rangers) would be the best-case scenario for sure.”

Football’s a funny game

It is fair to suggest that no one really expected Wright to still be a Rangers player at this moment in time, it looked for all the world that he was off to Turkey and the hustle and bustle of life in Istanbul.

But, as we all know, things did not work out under Beale at the start of this season and while one manager might fancy a player another boss might see them as ideal for their squad.

Wright hasn’t exactly been a regular starter under Philippe Clement, but his performance in the Viaplay Cup final, when Rangers prevailed 1-0 despite Wright coming off the bench, shows that he has been a valuable option.

For Wright, the task at hand will be to dig in, demonstrate to Clement that he can be a part of his long-term plans, and, as he stated, hopefully be a part of a Rangers team that wins more games under its Belgian manager.

Read more related news on dailysportnews.co.uk