Upcoming winger Josh McPake has signed a new contract at Ibrox, with the fresh terms securing his future until 2024.
As part of his ongoing development, the 19-year old will now head out on loan to English League One side Morecambe, a step up following his successful loan in League 2 last season with Harrogate.
📝 #RangersFC are delighted to announce that Josh McPake has signed a new contract at the club.
👉 All the info: https://t.co/DeX27euF0U pic.twitter.com/8hyDmiJp2F
— Rangers B & Academy (@RFC_Youth) July 1, 2021
The dedication and determination has paid off for the exciting young player who expressed his joy on the new deal.
He told Rangers official website:
“I am very pleased, I have worked really hard for it and I am delighted to extend my contract here.”
“I loved my loan time at Harrogate last season, moving away from home was difficult under the circumstances but I think I have really matured and really found myself.”
Challenge
Rangers Head of Academy Craig Mulholland sang the praises of McPake, to emphasise the club’s high hopes for the future, stating:
“We are delighted that Josh has extended his contract and now moves up a league in England from EFL 2 to EFL 1.”
“He has matured massively in the last 12 months as a person and as a player and this is reflected in significant improvements to his physical conditioning and his performance levels in competitive first-team football, albeit we still think there is lots to come.”
“There were a number of options available to Josh, however we believe moving to League One and playing against some big clubs provides the correct challenge which he needs to meet head on in order to contribute to success at his loan club and impress the manager here at Rangers.”
This move was ready to be confirmed, as set out earlier today by VitalRangers.
Next up, is the immediate future of Glenn Middleton who has been tipped for a return to Perth under Callum Davidson.
If that move materialises very early into pre-season, it would appear to cast doubt on his Ibrox future but with a contract in place until 2023, he still has time to mae a big enough impression to force his way back into Steven Gerrard’s consideration.