Defender Leon Balogun will stay beyond the current season in Scotland as he is set for an automatic 12 months contract extension with Scottish champions, Glasgow Rangers.
Balogun has been impressive since making a switch to the Light Blues last summer, playing a major role in the club’s quest to becoming champions as he helped kept 16 clean sheets in all the matches he was involved in.
According to SunSports the Nigeria international needed to make 23 starts in Steven Gerrard’s side to stay at Ibrox beyond this season and the defender earned the new deal after playing enough games to trigger a contract extension.
SunSports stated, “Balogun, 32, hit that figure in Gers’ Europa League clash with Slavia Prague. The experienced stopper will now be automatically handed a new 12-month contract.
“Gerrard has been thrilled with the stopper’s contribution to this season’s title victory and more than happy with the agreement.”
Balogun has earned Gerrard’s trust and justified his extension with some solid displays at centre-back and right-back.
It is also believed that the Gers are likely to officially confirm the deal when the squad returns from international duty.
Meanwhile, Anaedoonline.ng reported that Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun’s club, Rangers, have waited 10 years to get back to the top of Scottish football and Steven Gerrard his whole career for a league title, but the time has finally come for the blue side of Glasgow divide.
Celtic’s latest stumble at Dundee United on Sunday sealed what has been known for many months, that runaway leaders Rangers were not going to be caught as they stopped the Hoops from setting a new record of 10 consecutive Scottish league titles.
While both sides of the Old Firm divide have had their periods in the wilderness as the other won nine-in-a-row before, neither had previously plunged the depths Rangers have over the past decade.
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Relegated to the fourth-tier of Scottish football after going into liquidation in 2012, it took Rangers four years to get back to the top flight.
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