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SPFL Rangers FC have agreed on a pre-contract with Leicester City’s 20-year-old left-back Calvin Bassey – the Foxes have confirmed.

After the agreement was announced, Bassey told Rangers TV, as reported: “I am really excited. Rangers are a massive club and I am just buzzing to get started. Ever since Rangers were in the picture speaking to my agent, I was really excited. They were one of the clubs I thought highly and I can’t wait to get started.

“I feel Rangers is the best place for me because I have seen players like Joe Aribo come from south of the border and do so well.

“Obviously I appreciate everything Leicester have done for me. I just feel Rangers are offering me a massive platform for me to take my career to the next level and showcase my ability to the world.

“I have played Rangers at Ibrox before. Obviously the stadium was empty, it was just a friendly, but I could feel the raw atmosphere and the history and the presence of people when nobody was there. It was a good experience and I just can’t wait to play there when it’s a full stadium.”

How much will Rangers FC pay for Calvin Bassey?

As per reports, Rangers FC will have to pay a development fee of £230,000 to acquire the defender’s services.

This is a great spend according to many fans and experts since Borna Barisic will finally get a proper back-up on the left-hand side of the defence.

Having said this, Calvin Bassey is not expected to start too many Premiership games for two major reasons. The first one being that Barisic has turned himself into a regular feature and there’s no way Gerrard will drop him to the bench.

Calvin Bassey has come up through the ranks at the King Power Stadium played in 16 Premier League 2 games for Leicester City during the 2019-20 season.

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