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title: "Rangers: Journalist drops Rory Wilson transfer claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Rangers News"
published: "2022-06-06T19:10:26Z"
modified: "2022-06-06T19:10:26Z"
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# Rangers: Journalist drops Rory Wilson transfer claim

**The Scotsman journalist [Barry Anderson](https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1533728497310523392?s=21&t=cwcR7JrdY1rU-uJZ9q7ToQ) has provided an update on the future of [Glasgow Rangers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/) youngster Rory Wilson.**

### The lowdown: Star in the making

Born in Girvan, the 16-year-old has been making a name for himself in the youth ranks at Ibrox over the last 12 months.

The centre-forward made [four appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rory-wilson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/924859/verein/76795) for the Gers’ under-19 side in the 2021/22 UEFA Youth League and is already a shining light on the youth international scene.

Having [announced](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/rory-wilson-announces-rangers-exit-27053665) his imminent departure from the Glasgow giants, Wilson has been [heavily linked](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/rory-wilson-announces-rangers-exit-27053665) with a move to join up with former Teddy Bears manager Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa, and it appears that the proposed move could be edging closer…

### The latest: Wilson transfer latest

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1533728497310523392?s=21&t=cwcR7JrdY1rU-uJZ9q7ToQ), Anderson reported that the Ibrox teenage sensation is nearing a switch to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) outfit.

He said: “Rory Wilson from Rangers to Aston Villa is progressing. Wilson (16) scored 49 goals at youth level this season for Rangers & Scotland. RFC due a £300,000 development fee. Villa also close to signing Ewan Simpson (15) from Hearts in a £250,000 transfer. #AVFC #Football #Scotland”

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### The verdict: Blow for Rangers

While it seems almost inevitabile that such a prodigious talent would move on from Ibrox at some stage, losing a talent of Wilson’s quality at such a young age is a blow to the project at Rangers.

With [eight goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rory-wilson/nationalmannschaft/spieler/924859/verein_id/25791) in just 11 Scotland under-17 outings on top of an astonishing campaign which has seem him score [49 goals](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/rory-wilson-announces-rangers-exit-27053665) between club and country at youth level, the prolific young striker was labelled [‘clinical’](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/rory-wilson-saluted-amid-rangers-26591495?_ga=2.43514336.415291405.1648577600-973063057.1648577599) by his coach Brian McLaughlin earlier this year.

Nonetheless, receiving a fee of £300,000 – as suggested by Anderson – would be a boost to the Gers’ coffers for a player who was unlikely to make a direct impact on Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side next season, so long as the money is redistributed to the Dutchman’s own transfer budget.

***In other news: [Alex McLeish has had this to say on Nikola Katic’s Ibrox return](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/rangers-nikola-katic-news-gossip/)***