Todd Cantwell is a Rangers upgrade on Ryan Kent and I love the swagger that is already annoying rivals - Barry Ferguson

For some time now there’s been a huge question mark hanging over Ibrox.

If Ryan Kent is on his way out of the club, then how can Michael Beale possibly replace a player of £7m quality this summer? And I’m starting to reach the conclusion that he may have done it already. For absolute washers. Yes, it was emotional seeing Kent, Allan McGregor, Alfredo Morelos, Scotty Arfield and big Filip Helander all being given a guard of honour after the final home game of the season against Hearts.

And you could see it in Kent’s face as the fans sent him off with a chorus of his very own theme tune. But the more I see of this team the more it’s becoming clear that if there’s a Rangers player who is going to tear anyone apart from now on then it’s not Kent. It’s Todd. Todd Cantwell may not have arrived In Glasgow with the same kind of huge price tag or massive fanfare but he looks tailor made to take on Kent’s responsibilities as the creative talisman of this team.

As a matter of fact, he’s starting to look as if he might be an upgrade. With four goals in his last four games Cantwell has certainly added the kind of clinical finishing that Kent was often criticised for lacking.

Don’t get me wrong. This is not about having a pop at a player who I rated very highly and enjoyed watching perform in a Rangers shirt. I consider myself a Ryan Kent fan.

But I do see similarities between what Kent and Cantwell bring to the team and, from what I’ve seen over the last few weeks in particular, the new man compares favourably. Kent is naturally more of an out and out winger but, in Beale’s system, he was deployed more as old fashioned inside left.

He was also allowed the freedom from there to go roaming and play in areas that could hurt opposing