Wilson played Rangers blinder with £22k-p/w "cornerstone" who's like "Graeme Souness" - opinion

Rangers are heading towards the end of the 2021/22 campaign and are still in with a chance of winning two pieces of silverware.

The Premiership title is all but impossible to secure at this point, with the Gers six points behind their arch-rivals with three games left, but they are in the semi-finals of the Europa League and the final of the Scottish Cup.

Gio van Bronckhorst can end his first season in charge of the Glasgow giants with two cups to add to the trophy cabinet, and he has been able to get this far in the competitions because of some of the impressive players in his current squad.

One player who has been particularly brilliant in recent months is central midfielder John Lundstram, who is proving that Ross Wilson played a blinder by signing him for free last summer.

The 28-year-old has caught the eye in both the Premiership and the Europa League and is quickly establishing himself as one of Van Bronckhorst’s key players at Ibrox.

Former Gers full-back Maurice Ross recently lavished the Englishman with praise, saying: “Steven Davis is kind of moving out now. Surround Lundstram with good young players, and he can be the cornerstone of a team.

“Lundstram was strolling about the pitch like Graeme Souness! There’s a clip from the Rangers archives where I see Souness in an Old Firm game just turn and clip a pass out to Davie Cooper standing right on the touchline.

“I was reminded of that when Lundstram did a similar thing against Celtic, zipping one out to James Tavernier. The way Lundstram goes in with 100% commitment to tackle – bang – then goes calm. That’s a gift.”

The £22k-per-week midfielder has averaged an excellent SofaScore rating of 6.92 across 26 appearances in the Premiership. He has won 60% of his duels