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title: "Glasgow Rangers: Alex McLeish reveals why he thinks Kent has not joined Leeds"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Features"
published: "2020-09-16T16:40:24Z"
modified: "2020-09-16T16:40:24Z"
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# Glasgow Rangers: Alex McLeish reveals why he thinks Kent has not joined Leeds

**Alex McLeish believes that Glasgow Rangers winger Ryan Kent has not moved to Leeds United due to the fact he may not get in to the team every week.**

The Whites have been linked with a move for the Gers man, and they even had a [bid of £10m rejected](https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/0821/1160496-rangers-reject-leeds-l10m-bid-for-kent/) for the 23-year-old. Kent has started the Premiership season in fantastic form, scoring [four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-kent/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/279457) times and providing a further two assists in seven games, which has likely contributed to the interest from the newly-promoted Premier League side.

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However, despite his impressive performances, ex-Gers boss McLeish believes a deal has failed to materialise as Kent would have a struggle on his hands to get in to the starting XI on a regular basis at Elland Road. He [told Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mcleish-exclusive-this-is-why-ryan-kent-to-leeds-may-have-collapsed/):

*“Well, if I’m looking at the Premier League and the strength of the squads they have down there and the level of the football they’re playing at then I would think he would kind of be in the rotation order, I don’t know if he would be an absolute first-choice for Bielsa every single week.*

*“**Maybe he sees that could be the case, who knows? Steven’s probably had chats with him as well and* *told him maybe similar things or he doesn’t feel ready yet.*

*“Players can have that attitude as well but* *he’s a player who will surely gather in confidence the more he plays, the more little tricks he learns,* *the more he’ll see his speed and his cleverness can outwit a defender and once he starts doing that* *absolutely every single week then Rangers won’t want to see him out of the team.”*

McLeish does have a point. After all, Kent, who was signed for [£7m](https://news.stv.tv/sport/1440449-rangers-sign-liverpool-s-ryan-kent-on-four-year-deal?top#:~:text=Rangers%20have%20completed%20the%20signing,Steven%20Gerrard's%20side%20last%20season.) last summer from Liverpool, has no Premier League experience to his name, with the highest level he has played at being the Bundesliga. Whilst that is the case for a number of Marcelo Bielsa’s squad, they have already proven themselves to the Argentine – Kent could well just be coming in for squad depth.

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However, he has proven this season that he has the ability to star for a team – eventually, he would surely work his way into Bielsa’s starting XI on a regular basis. Whatever the reason for a deal not going through, though, Steven Gerrard will be delighted that he has kept on to one of his best players – for now.

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