Calvin Bassey is a £20million colossus and Rangers must play hardball when transfer bids arrive - Kenny Miller

The Rangers fans know it. And Gio van Bronckhorst knows it.

Yesterday at Hampden Park only rubber-stamped it.

After his outstanding performance in the Scottish Cup Final win over Hearts, Calvin Bassey is going to attract BIG transfer bids this summer.

I know the supporters might not want to hear that, especially in the aftermath of lifting a trophy.

But there’s no getting away from it.

Bassey turned up at Ibrox without a first-team game to his name at Leicester City.

Under Steven Gerrard, we could see he had quality. But we only got fleeting glimpses of it.

It probably took him a while to settle and understand the club.

But in the last five months under van Bronckhorst? This kid has gone absolutely through the roof.

He’s been given an opportunity to play and he’s grabbed it with both hands.

Whether it’s been centre-back, left-back or wing-back, he’s just been sensational.

His performances in Europe have been unbelievable and that’s where you gauge the level of a player.

Think back to the Borussia Dortmund game at Ibrox.

It was Bassey crossing for James Tavernier’s winning goal.

Look at the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic where, off the back of two 120-minute games, he’s the one overlapping to set up the winning goal.

In Seville on Wednesday, in a Europa League Final, he was a colossus.

The one thing that was so impressive about that performance came about after his only mistake in the game.

Not for one second did he dwell on it. He started running as fast as he could to get back – and what a tackle he produced to clear the danger.

Bassey was at it again yesterday in the final. At 22 years old, he had another monumental game for Rangers.

When things weren’t quite happening for them, he took responsibility and