{"id":263377,"date":"2026-09-19T06:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/better-than-dan-neil-rangers-star-looks-like-hell-be-worth-35m-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T06:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:15:11","slug":"better-than-dan-neil-rangers-star-looks-like-hell-be-worth-35m-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/better-than-dan-neil-rangers-star-looks-like-hell-be-worth-35m-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Better than Dan Neil: Rangers star looks like he’ll be worth \u00a335m next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the sad realities of where Glasgow Rangers<\/a> are in the European food chain is that they need to develop and sell players to build a sustainable trading model.<\/p>\n

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The Light Blues need to bring in young players with potential and nurture their development before selling them to bigger European teams or clubs for a significant profit, to then fund new arrivals to improve their squad.<\/p>\n

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They have done so successfully at times in the past, with the likes of Hamza Igamane and Calvin Bassey, but their city rivals have been more effective than them in that regard.<\/p>\n

After the 3-0 win over Celtic on Sunday, some supporters may already be looking at central midfielder Dan Neil as a player who could attract interest in the future.<\/p>\n

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\n Why Rangers may not make a major profit on Dan Neil<\/strong>
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The Light Blues skipper, who is keeping the armband warm during Lawrence Shankland’s injury lay-off, scored two sublime goals from the edge of the box in the League Cup win over the Hoops last weekend.<\/p>\n

Neil is quickly emerging as one of Derek McInnes<\/a>‘ key performers in Glasgow, starting each of his last six appearances, but there is something that may put teams off from spending big on him in the future.<\/p>\n

After starting 44 of Sunderland’s Championship matches on their way to promotion in the 2024\/25 campaign, manager Regis Le Bris decided that he did not have what it took to play in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

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25\/26 Premier League<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Dan Neil<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Appearances<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Starts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Minutes played<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Assists<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Unused substitute<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19x<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Failed to make matchday squad<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1x<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The 24-year-old talent only played 13 minutes across three appearances before being shipped out on loan to Ipswich Town before being released on a free transfer earlier this summer, which allowed Rangers to snap him up for free.<\/p>\n

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Whilst players can develop and improve, some clubs may look at his failure to establish himself at Sunderland, the team that he was captain of, and question if he is worth spending significant money on in the future.<\/p>\n

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\n Rangers have a star who will be worth more than Dan Neil<\/strong>
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Neil may not be sold for huge money in the future, due to the black mark on his Premier League career, but the Gers do have a player who has the potential to be worth millions by the end of the season.<\/p>\n