Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield has dropped a big claim on his future at Ibrox beyond the end of this season...
What's the latest?
The Gers gem has admitted that his representatives will be speaking to the club over a new contract in Glasgow, with his current deal due to expire next summer.
“When you’re on the pitch you’re not thinking about contracts, you’re not thinking about money, you’re not thinking about security, you’re thinking about winning the game for the football club.
“It’s easy for me to think about that and harder for me to think about other things; if you ask my wife she’ll probably say a different thing.
“(It becomes clearer) when they talk to me. I’ve got representatives that will be speaking to the club.
“I haven’t done so at this minute in time but as I say, I’m all about football and they can talk about contracts at different times.”
Delighted
Rangers fans will surely be delighted by this news as Arfield has shown some promising signs since Gio van Bronckhorst's arrival at the club.
This update may not have come at the best time after his frustrating performance against Hearts on Sunday, but the nature of his displays in recent weeks have been encouraging. His movement off the ball has been crucial to the Gers and how the Dutchman wants to play and he has played a key role in recent wins.
The £16k-per-week midfielder has played in all six of the 43-year-old's games in charge at Rangers in the Premiership and Europa League, with the club picking up five wins and one draw in that time as he scored once.
It may not come across in his match statistics, but his runs in behind are crucial. He has a knack for knowing when to make the right run into a channel to either drag a defender out of the way or run onto a pass himself.
The former is how he can make a big impact without touching the ball as he can take players out of the game to afford more space for the likes of Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos to do their damage in.
This is why fans will surely be delighted by Arfield's comments about his representatives speaking to the club over the possibility of a new deal. He would be a useful option for van Bronckhorst to call upon with his intelligent movement and work rate off the ball, whilst he has also chipped in with two goals this season.
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