Oldham youngster asks to leave after Rangers have second bid rejected

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Oldham defender George Edmundson has submitted a transfer request after Rangers failed in a £500,000 bid for the player, according to reports.

George Edmundson

The 21-year-old rejected the offer of a new contract at the League Two club amid sustained interest from Steven Gerrard’s side.

The Herald reports that the Scottish Premiership side saw a £450,000 bid rejected last week and returned with a £500,000 offer, but Oldham have held firm in their resistance.

Edmundson subsequently looked to move things along by requesting a transfer, but his club are said to want closer to £1 million for the young centre-back.

Rangers could face competition from the likes of Derby, Portsmouth, Stoke and Wigan, with three bids from English clubs having already been turned down.

The young defender, who is entering the final year of his contract, was named as his club’s player of the year for 2018/19 and also earned a place in the League Two team of the season.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.