Calvin Bassey and my Rangers transfer gut instinct that his inevitable exit is still a gamble - Kenny Miller

Every player has his price. And Rangers fans have found that out to their cost in the case of Calvin Bassey. There was talk last week about potential interest from Ajax and Premier League clubs in Bassey.

Now it looks as if the Dutch giants have won the race to sign the big defender, with reports last night claiming a deal has been agreed between the clubs. If it’s a move that interests Calvin it looks like he will be on his way to Amsterdam. For Rangers it was a case of getting the right money. I said before it had to be around the £20million mark and it looks like the deal will exceed that.

If you’re getting that kind of fee for a guy you effectively signed on a free, it’s difficult to turn down. I get the impression that Rangers are in a position where they don’t NEED to sell. That might have allowed them to haggle high with the likes of Ajax.

If an offer came in, even for £20m, they could have asked for £25m. And it looks like they’ve eventually met in the middle. Rangers could be bold and hold strong – because if the move doesn’t happen I genuinely don’t think it would affect the boy.

Bassey looks as if he loves being at Rangers. If the move collapses I think he’d be more than happy to stay at Ibrox. But a move was almost inevitable after his displays last season, especially in the Europa League Final. With Lisandro Martinez on his way to Manchester United from Ajax for £46m, the Dutch side have money to spend on a replacement.

But if Bassey does go, Giovanni van Bronckhorst will have to splash the cash himself on buying in a new centre-back. In fact, with question marks over the fitness of Filip Helander and John Souttar, he needed to do that anyway. Since Leon Balogun was allowed to leave, I’ve always said they