Former Rangers striker Kevin Kyle reckons Olwethu Makhanya will go on to make the club big money.
Kyle feels the centre-back has been "oustanding" since moving to Ibrox from Philadelphia Union.
The 22-year-old has been praised by manager Derek McInnes for his early performances and calmness in the heart of defence, and looks to be building a strong partnership with Emmanuel Fernandez.
A strong performance in the derby win over Celtic was the latest of his impressive performances.
And Kyle feels Makhanya has all the attributes to carry on being a big performer for Rangers, and make a big-money move to a higher level.
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“Makhanya’s come in and he’s been outstanding,” Kyle told Go Radio. “He could potentially be the kind of next…the kind of signings that Celtic have made and moved on for bigger money. He could be that version for Rangers.
“He’s come into the club and basically been thrown into the deep end straight away. I’m not convinced that he was brought in to be a guaranteed starter straight away.
“Ben Godfrey was obviously the one, along with Fernandez. What you’ll probably find, I think, over time, it might be Makhanya and Godfrey together.
“Makhanya’s got all the attributes, he can head the ball, he can pass the ball, he’s aggressive in the tackle, he’s quite quick.
“So for me, over the next lot of weeks, you’ll probably hear people talk more about Makhanya than Fernandez, which might then in turn help Fernandez (whose form came under scrutiny earlier in the season) in a roundabout way because the focus then isn’t on him and he can maybe relax a little bit.”
