Zak Lovelace has great potential and will develop into a top player.
That's the verdict of Millwall stopper Murray Wallace who has been at the same club as Rangers' latest youth recruit. The 16-year-old striker has put pen to paper on a deal after deciding to make the move north of the border from the English Championship outfit.
The Scottish Cup winners had been keen on a deal for the young starlet since back in January with Gary Rowett previously making it clear he wanted to offer Lovelace pro terms to continue his development at The Den. The 48-year-old was a huge fan of the talenteed teen and has expressed disappointment over losing the rising star. His loss is Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Rangers' gain as the Ibrox men continue to add to their rising star ranks following the captures of the likes of Cammy Cooper from Partick Thistle, Mason Munn from Glentoran and talented winger Kieron Willox from Inverness.
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Outlining the key attributes of his former colleague and what Rangers fans can expect from the 16-year-old, Wallace exclusively told Glasgow Live Sport: "He's a confident young lad.
"His key attributes are his pace and he is good with his feet.
"He really has great potential to go far in the game.
"I'm sure he will develop into a top player."
On the signing of Lovelace, Rangers sporting director Ross Wilson added: “We are delighted to welcome Zak to Rangers. He is an exciting young player and one we are sure will progress here.
“He has developed really well with the staff at Millwall and we can see lots of potential in him.
“A key part of our scouting strategy has been to identify and invest in talent to strengthen our pipeline and the strategy is working successfully for us with Calvin Bassey and Charlie McCann being examples of that.
“Our scouts are doing a great job and are working on a number of emerging talents this summer with Lancelot Pollard also recently joining from Aberdeen.”
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