Danny Rohl requires a major rebuild of the Ibrox squad this summer after a lacklustre campaign
10:21, 13 May 2026Updated 10:22, 13 May 2026
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Struggling Everton defender Nathan Patterson can revive his career back "in surroundings he knows" at Rangers this summer.
The right-back burst on to the scene at Ibrox in 2020 and made Steve Clarke’s squad for Euro 2020 before earning a stunning £11million move to the Premier League side.
But he has failed to kick on since then and the 24-year-old has managed only 10 appearances for Everton throughout 2025 after he ruptured his hamstring in a 6-0 defeat to Chelsea in April 2024.
And this term, he's struggled for regular action under Davie Moyes - managing just 241 minutes of Premier League action for The Toffees.
His only appearance since March came in a cameo off the bench in the 3-3 draw with Manchester City earlier this month.
And with Rangers captain James Tavernier leaving the Light Blues at the end of the season, former Scotland international Paul Dickov has recommended a return to Glasgow for Patterson - as he fights for his place in Hampden boss Clarke's plans.
While he reckons that a host of clubs will be interested in the Scot - with a loan switch to Sevilla collapsing in January - he reckons Ibrox could be the perfect fit.
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Speaking to Record Sport via LiveFootballTickets: “Nathan Patterson is at the age where you have to be playing football.
"He’s had some unfortunate injuries, but now that he’s back, he needs game time. There’s no doubting his ability, he’s a top young defender, and a move back to Rangers would be good for him.
“If he’s available, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of clubs interested in him. But I think a move back to Rangers, where he’s comfortable and in surroundings he knows, could reignite his career.”
Speaking in March, Patterson revealed he expected to hold talks with gaffer Moyes over his future and lack of minutes.
He said: “I know I’m fully fit and ready to play. Hopefully I can get some minutes.
"Obviously you want to play as much as you can but it's not really up to me, I can only do what I can on the pitch.
“That’s a discussion for myself and the manager to have [on his future]."
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