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Mark Hendry

Rangers' Filip Helander may struggle to find speed in EPL as Aston Villa consider move, says ex-Ibrox star

Filip Helander is a good player for Rangers.

But Alan Hutton believes he'd struggle to keep up in the Premier League.

Steven Gerrard has been linked with a potential swoop for the Swede with Aston Villa looking for defensive reinforcements.

Yet while former Ranger Hutton is a fan of Helander, he feels the speed of the top flight down south might be too much to handle.

“Helander is a player who reads the game and gets himself into good positions," Hutton told Football Insider.

“Obviously the injuries haven’t helped but the thing I would worry about is the pace side of it.

"When you go down south in the Premier League, you’re playing against a lot of quick players.

“There’s quick movement round about you, at your feet. It’s whether he can handle that. It’s a huge step up.

“No disrespect to Rangers or anybody in Scotland but the Premier League is arguably the best league in the world. That’s the only thing that I would worry about.

“You look at the centre-halves Villa have got now. Konsa is quick, Mings is quick and they can still get caught out.”

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