Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has issued a hands-off warning to clubs interested in Alfredo Morelos, insisting they are “wasting their time”.<\/p>\n
The Gers rejected a \u00a33.75m offer from Bordeaux for the Colombian in August, and\u00a0recent reports suggest<\/i>\u00a0other offers may follow this month.<\/p>\n
Ligue 1 outfit Nice are prepared to bid up to \u00a38m for Morelos, who has scored 20 goals this season.<\/p>\n
But Gerrard says the Ibrox side have had “nothing concrete” for their star man, and insists none of his players will be leaving in this window.<\/p>\n
He said: “At the moment in this window, Alfredo won’t be going anywhere.<\/p>\n
“Every one of our players has got a price, I’m not naive enough to sit here and say they haven’t.<\/p>\n
“None of my players will be going out the door, certainly in this window, so anyone who is preparing a bid or thinking of a bid will be wasting their time.”<\/p>\n
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Elsewhere, HJK Helsinki boss Mika Lehkosuo believes his former striker is now ready for bigger things.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cAlfredo is ready for bigger things if he wants. It depends on what he wants to do, but he is ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe could play in England, but it is up to him what he wants to do. He can go to the very top of the game if he wants to.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has improved a lot in the two years since he moved to Rangers.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has learned to mature as he was young when he was with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gerrard\u2019s men are level on points with arch rivals Celtic at the\u00a0top of the Scottish Premiership after an excellent first half of the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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