The Brendan Rodgers blindspot as Calvin Bassey Rangers heroics foretold by his Leicester City fan club

In the most exhausting of seasons it was apt that Rangers' marathon man Calvin Bassey finished with a flourish.

The 22-year-old defender capped off a rousing campaign with consecutive standout displays in the Europa League Final and the Scottish Cup win over Hearts.

Whether it be at left back or central defence as part of a two or a three – Bassey proved an unwavering presence from start to finish for the Ibrox side.

The Nigeria international's name was trending amid the heat of battle in Seville, as lovers of the beautiful game unfamiliar with him were left wanting to know more.

The interest in Bassey, followed by a cursory glance at his career before Rangers, had many onlookers asking why did Leicester City let him go?

And that had many questioning Brendan Rodgers and the Foxes hierarchy – so often transfer trendsetters – for not securing him a new deal before he agreed a pre-contract with the Ibrox side in the summer of 2020.

Hindsight is a blessing, of course, and while there certainly wasn't apoplexy over his free transfer to Rangers there was sense Leicester were taking a risk in allowing his departure, even with Luke Thomas' emergence.

James Maddison labelled Bassey "some player", while a host of City accounts on social media heralding a player who was "powerful and could play multiple positions".

And Leicester fan FoxesintheBoxes prophetically posted on Twitter: "Can play both left back and centre back.

"Had a good amount of pace and power. Decent strength. Overall promising player and can only improve.

"Not sure he’ll start immediately but year or two I think he should be heavily involved."

Rodgers' main focus at Leicester City is in on-field performance but the former Celtic boss' voice is heard in