Connor Goldson Rangers contract limbo can be decided by title triumph over Celtic insists Zurab Khizanishvili

Zurab Khizanishvili hopes another title triumph and a Champions League chance persuades Connor Goldson to remain at Rangers.

The centre-half is approaching the end of his contract and can leave for free this summer.

Former Rangers star Khizanishvili is a huge fan of the Englishman and impressed by how he has played as the deal runs down.

Goldson grabbed a vital late goal before the international break as a come-from-behind win over Dundee kept Rangers within three points of top spot.

‘Zura’ thinks he’s key to his former club scoring a massive Old Firm victory on Sunday and levelling up a thrilling title race.

Goldson netted twice at Celtic Park last season on Rangers’ invincible run to the title.

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The club then hoped to secure the 29-year-old’s services long term but that trail has gone cold.

Khizanishvili played in the Premier League for Blackburn after leaving Ibrox and also for Newcastle and Reading in the English second tier.

But he reckons there’s nothing to beat being at Rangers and hopes the penny drops with Goldson before he pursues the pounds elsewhere.

Khizanishvili said: “I’ve watched Connor a lot in the last two years, I follow Rangers all the time and I like him very much. He’s