Hutton Decides to Stay With Rangers

January 4, 2008

Spurs boss Juande Ramos has been aiming to make Rangers full-back Alan Hutton as his first signing for his club as they face the problem of a worn-out and incompetent back line.

After an impressive start to the 2007-08 season, the Scotland international has been in great shape for both his club and country. Damien Comolli, Tottenham’s director of football, was at Ibrox to observe the player himself during Rangers’ 2-1 triumph against Hearts.

Alan Hutton, however, contemplated about the offered 8.5 million pounds worth move to the Spurs, hoping that Manchester United will make an adversary bid for his talent. London club has settled with an agreement with Rangers for Hutton, but the latter pleaded that he be given a few more days to think it over.

Tottenham’s offer was considerably high for Rangers to make the decision of making Hutton move and continue his luck with the club. However, Hutton was resolute that the move did not fit his plans for his playing career, since he just penned a 5-year contract with his new family in the summer of 2007.

A tall, athletic and attack minded right-back, Hutton has made several appearances in several matches. He has done well in most of them. Hutton was asked by manager Alex McLeish for the first time on May 2007 for a match against Austria and a Euro 2008 qualifying game in opposition to the Faroe Islands. On the same month, he made his international debut against Austria, playing as a replacement. This season, he has played amazingly well which made other clubs eye his performance.

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