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title: "Rangers: McAvennie slams Rae’s Ryan Kent claim"
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published: "2021-04-16T15:15:13Z"
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# Rangers: McAvennie slams Rae’s Ryan Kent claim

**Frank McAvennie has slammed Alex Rae’s suggestion that Glasgow Rangers’ Ryan Kent is worth over £25m.**

### **McAvennie slams Kent claim**

Former Gers player Rae previously suggested Kent is worth over £25m ([via The Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ryan-kent-25m-rangers-star-23897763)).

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[Speaking to Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mcavennie-cant-believe-what-rangers-legend-has-said-about-ryan-kent/), McAvennie is shocked by this claim and has shared his disagreement. He said:

> *“Oh my god, I’ve told him a million times not to exaggerate when it comes to Rangers players.*
>
> *“He’s boosting Kent up there, it was around £8million they paid for him and he’s a good player.*
>
> *“You’re worth whatever someone pays for you.* *Kent couldn’t hack it in England so he came up here and fair play to the boy he’s been magnificent and you can see the talent he’s got.*
>
> *“£25million for a midfield player? I don’t know but nothing surprises me in the transfer world any more. I give up, that’s enough for me.*
>
> *“I can’t see him going for £25million even if Rangers sold him tomorrow, with the rest of the season to go.”*

### **Astonishing suggestion**

It is hard not to agree with McAvennie – in what way is Kent worth £25m? The Gers paid £7.5m to take him to Ibrox from Liverpool in 2019 after a season on loan with the 55-time Scottish champions ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/11800947/rangers-sign-ryan-kent-from-liverpool-for-7-5m-on-four-year-deal)). In 123 games for the club, he has 26 goals and 26 assists ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-kent/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/279457)), which is far from a poor record. However, it is not good enough to suggest the Gers could attract a profit of more than 200%.

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Clearly, Ross Wilson and Steven Gerrard value him. They turned down £10m from Leeds United last summer ([RTE](https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/0821/1160496-rangers-reject-leeds-l10m-bid-for-kent/)), and now with a Premiership title to his name, they could definitely command a slightly larger fee if they were to sell. However, as McAvennie says, £25m may be a step too far.

***In other news, [Kevin Phillips says this man must take a pay-cut if he wants to stay at Rangers.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/rangers-gers-ibrox-steven-gerrard-jermain-defoe-kevin-phillips-contract/)***